| Wk 1 | Sat 5 Sep | W | Missouri St | 63- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | W | at Kansas | 55- | 23 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | W | at Bowling Green | 44- | 41 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Thu 24 Sep | W | Cincinnati | 53- | 46 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Fri 2 Oct | W | at South Florida | 24- | 17 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | W | Ole Miss | 37- | 24 |
(6-0) | |
| Wk 8 | Fri 23 Oct | W | at Tulsa | 66- | 42 |
(7-0) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | W | Tulane | 41- | 13 |
(8-0) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | L | Navy | 20- | 45 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 14 Nov | L | at Houston | 34- | 35 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | L | at Temple | 12- | 31 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 28 Nov | W | SMU | 63- | 0 |
(9-3) | |
| Birmingham | Wed 30 Dec | L | vs Auburn | 10- | 31 |
(9-4) |