| Wk 1 | Sat 30 Aug | W | New Hampshire | 54- | 20 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | L | Missouri | 24- | 49 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Fri 12 Sep | L | at Cincinnati | 34- | 58 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | Ball St | 34- | 23 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | W | Central Michigan | 42- | 28 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 4 Oct | W | at Western Michigan | 20- | 19 | (OT) |
(4-2) |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | L | at Iowa St | 30- | 37 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 25 Oct | W | UMass | 42- | 35 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Tue 4 Nov | W | at Kent St | 30- | 20 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Tue 11 Nov | L | at Northern Illinois | 24- | 27 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Wed 19 Nov | W | Bowling Green | 27- | 20 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 28 Nov | W | at Eastern Michigan | 52- | 16 |
(8-4) | |
| GoDaddy.com | Sun 4 Jan | W | vs Arkansas St | 63- | 44 |
(9-4) |