| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | W | Southern Illinois | 38- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | W | at Louisiana Tech | 15- | 13 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | W | Eastern Michigan | 23- | 10 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | W | Marshall | 34- | 9 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | W | at UL-Monroe | 36- | 35 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | L | UT-Arlington | 10- | 27 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | W | at Arkansas St | 24- | 21 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | L | at West Texas A&M | 25- | 30 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | W | Northwestern St | 24- | 15 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | W | at Lamar | 27- | 0 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | W | Louisiana | 20- | 19 |
(9-2) | |
| Independence | Mon 13 Dec | W | vs Tulsa | 20- | 16 |
(10-2) |