| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | W | San Francisco St | 69- | 6 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | L | at Toledo | 13- | 30 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | L | Morehead St | 35- | 36 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | L | at Iowa St | 14- | 36 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 4 Oct | W | at Tulane | 21- | 20 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | W | UCF | 9- | 6 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | L | at Florida St | 3- | 59 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 25 Oct | L | Cincinnati | 19- | 24 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 1 Nov | L | at Tulsa | 10- | 38 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 8 Nov | L | Illinois St | 10- | 17 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | L | at Arizona St | 6- | 52 |
(3-8) |