| Wk 2 | Sat 13 Sep | L | McNeese St | 17- | 20 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 20 Sep | L | at Ball St | 7- | 27 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 27 Sep | W | Eastern Michigan | 49- | 7 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 4 Oct | L | at Central Michigan | 10- | 14 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 11 Oct | L | Bowling Green | 6- | 17 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 18 Oct | L | at Western Michigan | 7- | 17 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 25 Oct | L | at Ohio | 9- | 24 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 1 Nov | W | Miami-OH | 17- | 14 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 8 Nov | W | Northern Illinois | 13- | 6 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 15 Nov | W | at Marshall | 38- | 10 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 22 Nov | L | at Kent St | 14- | 34 |
(4-7) |