| Wk 1 | Sat 1 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 10- | 56 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | W | Southern Illinois | 30- | 14 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | at Boise St | 12- | 39 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | W | UMass | 27- | 16 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | W | at Akron | 56- | 49 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | L | at Cincinnati | 14- | 52 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | L | at Bowling Green | 12- | 37 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | Ohio | 23- | 20 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | L | at Buffalo | 24- | 27 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | L | Kent St | 32- | 48 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | at Central Michigan | 16- | 30 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 23 Nov | L | Ball St | 24- | 31 |
(4-8) |