| Wk 1 | Sat 1 Sep | W | Northern Michigan | 21- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | L | at Bowling Green | 6- | 32 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | at Ohio | 7- | 20 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | at Illinois St | 15- | 24 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | Toledo | 7- | 37 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | T | Northern Illinois | 0- | 0 |
(1-4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | L | Akron | 12- | 24 |
(1-5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | Kent St | 14- | 10 |
(2-5-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | L | at Ball St | 10- | 28 |
(2-6-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | L | at Central Michigan | 14- | 37 |
(2-7-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | Western Michigan | 7- | 17 |
(2-8-1) |