| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | San Jose St | 45- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 3- | 48 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | North Carolina A&T | 58- | 21 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | at Fresno St | 48- | 41 | (2OT) |
(3-1) |
| Wk 6 | Fri 7 Oct | W | SMU | 43- | 40 | (OT) |
(4-1) |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | at Houston | 31- | 38 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | Tulane | 50- | 27 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | at Memphis | 59- | 30 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | W | East Carolina | 45- | 24 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | at Navy | 40- | 42 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | at UCF | 35- | 20 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 25 Nov | W | Cincinnati | 40- | 37 | (OT) |
(9-3) |
| Miami Beach | Mon 19 Dec | W | vs Central Michigan | 55- | 10 |
(10-3) |