| Wk 2 | Sat 30 Aug | L | at West Virginia | 31- | 42 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 6 Sep | W | at Army | 35- | 25 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 13 Sep | W | at Kent St | 42- | 17 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 20 Sep | W | Western Illinois | 48- | 7 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 27 Sep | W | at Ball St | 42- | 16 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 11 Oct | W | Akron | 52- | 17 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 18 Oct | L | at Miami-OH | 21- | 45 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 25 Oct | W | Eastern Michigan | 48- | 25 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 1 Nov | W | at Central Michigan | 45- | 17 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 8 Nov | W | Bowling Green | 28- | 0 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 15 Nov | W | Ohio | 27- | 0 |
(9-2) | |
| MACchp | Fri 5 Dec | W | vs Toledo | 34- | 14 |
(10-2) | |
| Motor City | Fri 26 Dec | L | vs Ole Miss | 31- | 34 |
(10-3) |