| Wk 2 | Sat 3 Sep | L | Western Michigan | 25- | 28 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 10 Sep | L | at Indiana | 14- | 35 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 17 Sep | T | Cincinnati | 17- | 17 |
(0-2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 24 Sep | L | at Michigan St | 10- | 45 |
(0-3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 1 Oct | W | at Eastern Michigan | 21- | 17 |
(1-3-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 8 Oct | W | Akron | 50- | 14 |
(2-3-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 15 Oct | W | at Ohio | 31- | 10 |
(3-3-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 22 Oct | L | at Central Michigan | 30- | 32 |
(3-4-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 29 Oct | L | at Bowling Green | 16- | 27 |
(3-5-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 5 Nov | W | Ball St | 24- | 21 |
(4-5-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 12 Nov | W | Kent St | 24- | 14 |
(5-5-1) |