| Wk 1 | Sat 6 Sep | L | Western Kentucky | 7- | 27 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 13 Sep | L | at Eastern Kentucky | 24- | 30 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 20 Sep | W | Akron | 31- | 9 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 27 Sep | L | Bowling Green | 14- | 21 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 4 Oct | W | at Toledo | 24- | 13 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 11 Oct | L | at Miami-OH | 0- | 10 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 18 Oct | L | at Indiana St | 14- | 56 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 25 Oct | W | at McNeese St | 17- | 12 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 1 Nov | L | at Temple | 10- | 23 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 8 Nov | W | at Louisville | 32- | 13 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 15 Nov | W | Marshall | 29- | 8 |
(5-6) |