| Wk 2 | Sat 21 Sep | W | New Mexico St | 47- | 20 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 28 Sep | W | at Colorado St | 17- | 12 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 5 Oct | L | Memphis | 12- | 30 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 12 Oct | W | Northern Michigan | 17- | 3 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 19 Oct | W | at Tulsa | 20- | 17 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 26 Oct | L | vs Arkansas | 15- | 17 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 2 Nov | W | Cincinnati | 55- | 34 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 9 Nov | W | at UTEP | 34- | 31 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 16 Nov | W | at Louisville | 36- | 14 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 23 Nov | W | at Wichita St | 44- | 6 |
(8-2) |