| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | W | Fullerton St | 26- | 17 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | L | at Nebraska | 17- | 48 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | W | at Kansas St | 37- | 20 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | W | Western Illinois | 34- | 27 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | W | Southern Illinois | 29- | 24 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | at Louisiana Tech | 21- | 42 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | W | UNLV | 42- | 24 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | W | at Temple | 20- | 17 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | W | Louisiana | 23- | 20 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | W | Toledo | 39- | 27 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | W | at Cincinnati | 56- | 3 |
(9-2) |