| Wk 2 | Sat 13 Sep | L | Central Michigan | 14- | 15 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 20 Sep | L | at Syracuse | 24- | 36 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 27 Sep | W | at Ball St | 42- | 9 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 4 Oct | L | at Purdue | 3- | 28 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 11 Oct | W | Marshall | 34- | 6 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 18 Oct | L | at Ohio | 7- | 17 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 25 Oct | W | Bowling Green | 7- | 3 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 1 Nov | L | at Toledo | 14- | 17 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 8 Nov | W | Western Michigan | 34- | 24 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 15 Nov | W | Kent St | 49- | 14 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 22 Nov | L | at Cincinnati | 13- | 23 |
(5-6) |