| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | UMass | 42- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | Alcorn St | 52- | 0 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | at Kansas St | 17- | 10 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | Southern Miss | 24- | 27 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Fri 30 Sep | W | at Houston | 27- | 24 | (OT) |
(4-1) |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | East Carolina | 24- | 9 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | at South Florida | 45- | 31 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | Memphis | 38- | 28 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | W | at Tulsa | 27- | 13 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | UCF | 31- | 38 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Thu 17 Nov | W | SMU | 59- | 24 |
(9-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 25 Nov | W | at Cincinnati | 27- | 24 |
(10-2) | |
| AACchp | Sat 3 Dec | W | UCF | 45- | 28 |
(11-2) | |
| Cotton | Mon 2 Jan | W | vs USC | 46- | 45 |
(12-2) |