| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | L | at Wyoming | 37- | 40 | (2OT) |
(0-1) |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | Northern Illinois | 38- | 35 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | Jacksonville St | 54- | 17 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | at Ole Miss | 27- | 35 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | Cincinnati | 21- | 31 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | at Navy | 21- | 53 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Fri 21 Oct | W | at Temple | 27- | 16 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | L | SMU | 34- | 45 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | Tulane | 13- | 27 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Thu 10 Nov | L | at Memphis | 10- | 26 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Fri 18 Nov | W | South Florida | 48- | 42 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | W | at Houston | 37- | 30 |
(5-7) |