| Wk 1 | Thu 2 Sep | L | UC-Davis | 17- | 19 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at Oklahoma St | 23- | 28 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 20- | 41 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | W | Arkansas St | 41- | 34 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Fri 1 Oct | L | Houston | 10- | 45 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | W | Memphis | 35- | 29 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | W | at South Florida | 32- | 31 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Fri 29 Oct | L | Navy | 17- | 20 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | L | at Cincinnati | 20- | 28 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | W | at Tulane | 20- | 13 | (OT) |
(4-6) |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | W | Temple | 44- | 10 |
(5-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 27 Nov | W | at SMU | 34- | 31 |
(6-6) | |
| Myrtle Beach | Mon 20 Dec | W | vs Old Dominion | 30- | 17 |
(7-6) |