| Wk 1 | Thu 29 Aug | W | Alabama St | 24- | 19 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | W | at Akron | 31- | 20 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | W | South Alabama | 35- | 3 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | L | at Western Kentucky | 13- | 20 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | W | Rice | 35- | 20 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | W | at UTSA | 33- | 14 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | W | Old Dominion | 38- | 14 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | L | at Tennessee | 7- | 30 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 9 Nov | L | at Southern Miss | 2- | 37 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | W | UTEP | 37- | 10 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | W | Louisiana Tech | 20- | 14 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 30 Nov | W | at North Texas | 26- | 21 |
(9-3) | |
| CUSAchp | Sat 7 Dec | L | at Florida Atlantic | 6- | 49 |
(9-4) | |
| New Orleans | Sat 21 Dec | L | vs Appalachian St | 17- | 31 |
(9-5) |