| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | L | at Youngstown St | 27- | 33 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | W | Fort Hays St | 35- | 7 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | W | Eastern Michigan | 24- | 15 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | at North Dakota | 0- | 20 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | L | at Southern Illinois | 0- | 7 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | L | at Ball St | 14- | 42 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | L | Northern Illinois | 7- | 33 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | L | at Indiana St | 21- | 23 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | Western Illinois | 35- | 7 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | L | Eastern Illinois | 0- | 24 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | Chattanooga | 31- | 42 |
(3-8) |