| Wk 1 | Sat 4 Sep | L | Ohio | 7- | 23 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at Western Michigan | 13- | 31 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | L | at Bowling Green | 12- | 53 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at McNeese St | 10- | 23 |
(0-4) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | L | Northern Michigan | 6- | 28 |
(0-5) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | W | Arkansas St | 32- | 30 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | L | at Akron | 0- | 36 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | L | at Kent St | 13- | 38 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | W | Central Michigan | 30- | 27 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | L | at Illinois St | 6- | 14 |
(2-8) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | L | Ball St | 3- | 52 |
(2-9) |