| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | Alcorn St | 37- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | Eastern Michigan | 9- | 3 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | at Illinois St | 28- | 7 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | at Ohio | 31- | 14 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | at Ball St | 12- | 28 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | at Northern Illinois | 25- | 21 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | Akron | 17- | 14 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | Bowling Green | 35- | 28 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | W | at Kent St | 49- | 10 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | W | at Toledo | 44- | 0 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | Western Michigan | 28- | 23 |
(10-1) |