| Wk 1 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at Wisconsin | 0- | 31 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 18 Sep | W | Long Beach St | 48- | 38 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at Western Michigan | 17- | 27 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 2 Oct | L | at San Diego St | 10- | 30 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 9 Oct | W | Marshall | 37- | 18 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 16 Oct | W | at West Texas A&M | 22- | 19 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 23 Oct | T | Ball St | 10- | 10 |
(3-3-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 30 Oct | W | at Kent St | 26- | 7 |
(4-3-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 6 Nov | L | Toledo | 8- | 23 |
(4-4-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 13 Nov | L | at Boston College | 10- | 20 |
(4-5-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 20 Nov | W | Xavier | 14- | 9 |
(5-5-1) |