| Wk 1 | Sat 1 Sep | L | at Virginia Tech | 7- | 17 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | W | North Carolina | 34- | 31 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | Southern Miss | 21- | 28 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | at West Virginia | 7- | 48 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | W | at Houston | 37- | 35 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | UCF | 52- | 38 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | at UTEP | 45- | 42 | (OT) |
(4-3) |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | L | North Carolina St | 20- | 34 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | UAB | 41- | 6 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | at Memphis | 56- | 40 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | L | at Marshall | 7- | 26 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 24 Nov | W | Tulane | 35- | 12 |
(7-5) | |
| Sheraton Hawaii | Sun 23 Dec | W | vs Boise St | 41- | 38 |
(8-5) |