| Wk 2 | Sat 16 Sep | W | at Toledo | 20- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 23 Sep | W | at Marshall | 48- | 14 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 30 Sep | L | Kent St | 14- | 21 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 7 Oct | W | at Kansas | 30- | 15 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 14 Oct | L | William & Mary | 22- | 25 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 21 Oct | L | at Miami-OH | 15- | 22 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 28 Oct | L | at Dayton | 9- | 10 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 4 Nov | W | Western Michigan | 20- | 10 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 11 Nov | W | Bowling Green | 31- | 7 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 18 Nov | L | at Penn St | 14- | 35 |
(5-5) |