| Wk 1 | Sat 4 Sep | W | Wofford | 33- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | L | Toledo | 13- | 20 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 7- | 43 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at Marshall | 23- | 24 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | W | at Eastern Michigan | 30- | 17 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | W | Bowling Green | 49- | 25 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | W | Akron | 38- | 10 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | W | at Miami-OH | 34- | 13 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | W | Louisiana | 38- | 31 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Thu 4 Nov | W | Buffalo | 34- | 17 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Tue 16 Nov | W | at Temple | 31- | 23 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 26 Nov | L | at Kent St | 6- | 28 |
(8-4) | |
| New Orleans | Sat 18 Dec | L | vs Troy | 21- | 48 |
(8-5) |