| Wk 2 | Sat 5 Sep | W | Tulane | 42- | 40 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 12 Sep | L | Cincinnati | 0- | 25 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 19 Sep | T | at Purdue | 22- | 22 |
(1-1-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 26 Sep | W | Murray St | 34- | 10 |
(2-1-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 3 Oct | L | Southern Miss | 6- | 65 |
(2-2-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 10 Oct | L | Marshall | 31- | 34 |
(2-3-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 17 Oct | L | at Florida St | 9- | 32 |
(2-4-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 24 Oct | W | Akron | 31- | 10 |
(3-4-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 31 Oct | L | at Tulsa | 22- | 26 |
(3-5-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 7 Nov | L | at Tennessee | 10- | 41 |
(3-6-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 14 Nov | L | at Memphis | 8- | 43 |
(3-7-1) |