| Wk 2 | Sat 30 Aug | W | Ball St | 27- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 6 Sep | L | at Bowling Green | 21- | 28 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 13 Sep | W | Akron | 49- | 20 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 27 Sep | W | at Army | 38- | 14 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 4 Oct | W | at Virginia Tech | 24- | 17 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 11 Oct | W | at Kent St | 62- | 26 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 18 Oct | W | Marshall | 45- | 21 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 25 Oct | L | Cincinnati | 31- | 34 | (2OT) |
(6-2) |
| Wk 11 | Sat 1 Nov | L | at Toledo | 28- | 35 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 8 Nov | W | at Ohio | 45- | 21 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 15 Nov | W | Northern Illinois | 42- | 0 |
(8-3) |