| Wk 1 | Thu 30 Aug | L | UCLA | 24- | 49 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | W | at Kansas | 25- | 24 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | at Louisiana Tech | 37- | 56 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | Marshall | 51- | 54 | (2OT) |
(1-3) |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | vs Houston | 14- | 35 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | L | at Memphis | 10- | 14 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | UTSA | 34- | 14 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | L | at Tulsa | 24- | 28 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | Southern Miss | 44- | 17 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | at Tulane | 49- | 47 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | W | SMU | 36- | 14 |
(5-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 24 Nov | W | at UTEP | 33- | 24 |
(6-6) | |
| Armed Forces | Sat 29 Dec | W | vs Air Force | 33- | 14 |
(7-6) |