| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | Tulsa | 48- | 21 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | at Fresno St | 34- | 13 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | at Lamar | 10- | 6 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | UT-Arlington | 30- | 20 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | at Hawaii | 6- | 20 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | T | at Louisiana Tech | 21- | 21 |
(4-1-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | Southern Illinois | 24- | 0 |
(5-1-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | L | at Temple | 20- | 27 |
(5-2-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | East Carolina | 9- | 7 |
(6-2-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | at Arkansas St | 15- | 17 |
(6-3-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | at Northwestern St | 13- | 20 |
(6-4-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | T | McNeese St | 9- | 9 |
(6-4-2) |