| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | W | Western Michigan | 21- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | W | at Youngstown St | 18- | 17 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | Akron | 24- | 21 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | L | Kent St | 16- | 20 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 4 Oct | L | at Toledo | 18- | 23 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | L | at Bowling Green | 10- | 24 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | W | Ohio | 33- | 31 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 25 Oct | W | Central Michigan | 34- | 16 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 1 Nov | W | Ball St | 14- | 7 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 8 Nov | L | at Northern Illinois | 14- | 21 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | L | at Miami-OH | 20- | 34 |
(6-5) |