| Wk 1 | Sat 30 Aug | W | vs Syracuse | 45- | 26 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | W | East Tennessee St | 72- | 17 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | L | Georgia | 41- | 44 | (OT) |
(2-1) |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | UAB | 56- | 24 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | W | at Mississippi St | 41- | 34 | (OT) |
(4-1) |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | W | Arkansas | 34- | 31 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | L | at Alabama | 20- | 37 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 25 Oct | W | at Kentucky | 56- | 34 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 1 Nov | L | Oklahoma | 27- | 33 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | W | New Mexico St | 42- | 9 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | W | at Florida | 31- | 11 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 29 Nov | L | Vanderbilt | 24- | 45 |
(8-4) | |
| Music City | Tue 30 Dec | L | vs Illinois | 28- | 30 |
(8-5) |