| Wk 2 | Sat 2 Sep | W | at Kentucky | 13- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 9 Sep | W | at Northern Illinois | 34- | 21 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 16 Sep | L | Michigan St | 7- | 30 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Thu 21 Sep | L | North Carolina | 10- | 17 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 30 Sep | W | at Memphis | 17- | 7 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 7 Oct | L | at Southern Miss | 21- | 25 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 14 Oct | L | at Wyoming | 20- | 27 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 28 Oct | W | Maryland | 31- | 0 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 4 Nov | W | Tulane | 34- | 14 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 11 Nov | W | UL-Monroe | 39- | 0 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 18 Nov | W | North Texas | 57- | 14 |
(7-4) |