| Wk 1 | Sat 5 Sep | W | Northwestern St | 55- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | W | at Oklahoma St | 45- | 35 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | W | Texas Tech | 29- | 28 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | L | at UTEP | 41- | 58 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | W | at Mississippi St | 31- | 24 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | W | at Tulane | 44- | 16 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 24 Oct | W | SMU | 38- | 15 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | W | Southern Miss | 50- | 43 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | W | at Tulsa | 46- | 45 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 14 Nov | L | at UCF | 32- | 37 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | W | Memphis | 55- | 14 |
(9-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 28 Nov | W | Rice | 73- | 14 |
(10-2) | |
| CUSAchp | Sat 5 Dec | L | at East Carolina | 32- | 38 |
(10-3) | |
| Armed Forces | Thu 31 Dec | L | vs Air Force | 20- | 47 |
(10-4) |