| Wk 2 | Sat 16 Sep | W | Miami-OH | 24- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 23 Sep | L | Arkansas St | 8- | 21 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Fri 29 Sep | L | at BYU | 19- | 44 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 7 Oct | W | at Bowling Green | 10- | 6 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 14 Oct | W | Kent St | 16- | 7 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 21 Oct | L | at Toledo | 9- | 35 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 28 Oct | W | Marshall | 42- | 10 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 4 Nov | L | at Ohio | 10- | 20 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 11 Nov | W | Xavier | 18- | 7 |
(5-4) |