| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | L | at Central Michigan | 0- | 10 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | at South Carolina | 7- | 24 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | W | Northern Illinois | 45- | 17 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | Bowling Green | 3- | 15 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | L | Kent St | 13- | 18 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | L | at Toledo | 0- | 17 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | Grand Valley St | 37- | 0 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | at Ohio | 20- | 6 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | Miami-OH | 24- | 3 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | Ball St | 20- | 10 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | W | at Eastern Michigan | 17- | 7 |
(6-5) |