| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | L | Bowling Green | 6- | 31 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | L | Miami-OH | 13- | 17 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | L | at Purdue | 18- | 37 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | W | at Toledo | 23- | 19 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | W | Northern Illinois | 29- | 0 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | W | at Ohio | 36- | 23 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | L | at Kent St | 16- | 45 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | L | at Western Michigan | 0- | 34 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | L | Eastern Michigan | 24- | 27 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 9 Nov | W | vs Indiana St | 29- | 27 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | L | Central Michigan | 9- | 23 |
(4-7) |