| Wk 1 | Fri 29 Aug | L | UTSA | 7- | 27 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | W | Grambling St | 47- | 0 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Thu 11 Sep | L | at BYU | 25- | 33 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | UNLV | 47- | 14 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Thu 2 Oct | L | UCF | 12- | 17 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | W | at Memphis | 28- | 24 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Fri 17 Oct | W | Temple | 31- | 10 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 1 Nov | W | at South Florida | 27- | 3 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 8 Nov | L | Tulane | 24- | 31 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | W | Tulsa | 38- | 28 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 28 Nov | W | at SMU | 35- | 9 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 15 | Sat 6 Dec | L | at Cincinnati | 31- | 38 |
(7-5) | |
| Armed Forces | Fri 2 Jan | W | vs Pittsburgh | 35- | 34 |
(8-5) |