| Wk 1 | Sat 6 Sep | W | at UT-Arlington | 31- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 13 Sep | L | at SMU | 9- | 28 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 20 Sep | W | at UTEP | 35- | 15 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 27 Sep | L | at Houston | 17- | 24 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 4 Oct | W | Louisiana | 22- | 20 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 11 Oct | L | at Tulsa | 27- | 28 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 18 Oct | W | at Memphis | 29- | 10 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 1 Nov | W | at New Mexico St | 38- | 28 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 8 Nov | L | at BYU | 23- | 41 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 15 Nov | W | UL-Monroe | 26- | 18 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 22 Nov | L | at Miami-FL | 8- | 26 |
(6-5) |