| Wk 1 | Thu 30 Aug | W | at Ball St | 14- | 13 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | L | at Minnesota | 35- | 41 | (3OT) |
(1-1) |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | Cincinnati | 10- | 47 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | at Colorado | 0- | 42 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | W | Syracuse | 17- | 14 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | at Kent St | 20- | 13 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | Bowling Green | 47- | 14 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | L | at Temple | 17- | 24 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | L | at Vanderbilt | 13- | 24 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | Buffalo | 31- | 28 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 14 Nov | W | Akron | 7- | 0 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 24 Nov | L | at Ohio | 29- | 38 |
(6-6) | |
| MACchp | Sat 1 Dec | L | vs Central Michigan | 10- | 35 |
(6-7) |