| Wk 1 | Thu 2 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 7- | 45 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Fri 10 Sep | L | West Virginia | 21- | 24 | (OT) |
(0-2) |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | L | at Bowling Green | 28- | 44 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | W | Ohio | 24- | 23 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | L | at Southern Miss | 16- | 41 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Wed 13 Oct | L | UCF | 14- | 35 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | L | at East Carolina | 10- | 37 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | W | UTEP | 16- | 12 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | W | at UAB | 31- | 17 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | W | Memphis | 28- | 13 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | L | at SMU | 17- | 31 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 27 Nov | W | Tulane | 38- | 23 |
(5-7) |