| Wk 1 | Sat 30 Aug | W | Hampton | 41- | 28 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | L | at North Carolina St | 34- | 46 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | W | Eastern Michigan | 17- | 3 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | at Rice | 45- | 42 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Fri 26 Sep | L | Middle Tenn St | 28- | 41 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 4 Oct | L | Marshall | 14- | 56 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | L | at UTEP | 35- | 42 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 25 Oct | L | at Western Kentucky | 51- | 66 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 1 Nov | L | at Vanderbilt | 28- | 42 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 8 Nov | W | Florida Intl | 38- | 35 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | W | Louisiana Tech | 30- | 27 | (OT) |
(5-6) |
| Wk 14 | Sat 29 Nov | W | at Florida Atlantic | 31- | 28 |
(6-6) |