| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | L | at Youngstown St | 7- | 31 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | at Marshall | 17- | 24 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | Ohio | 13- | 16 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | at Bowling Green | 27- | 35 |
(0-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | T | Central Michigan | 16- | 16 |
(0-4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | T | at Northern Illinois | 10- | 10 |
(0-4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | L | at Toledo | 7- | 17 |
(0-5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | L | Ball St | 10- | 17 |
(0-6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | Kent St | 20- | 18 |
(1-6-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | L | at Miami-OH | 0- | 23 |
(1-7-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | W | Western Michigan | 24- | 14 |
(2-7-2) |