| Wk 2 | Sat 4 Sep | W | Austin Peay | 42- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at Bowling Green | 7- | 21 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | W | Miami-OH | 30- | 23 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at Syracuse | 21- | 24 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 2 Oct | W | at Tulsa | 22- | 15 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | L | at Vanderbilt | 7- | 17 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | W | Ball St | 44- | 12 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | W | at Toledo | 31- | 24 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 30 Oct | W | Memphis | 23- | 20 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 13 Nov | W | at Houston | 41- | 17 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | W | East Carolina | 34- | 14 |
(8-3) |