| Wk 2 | Thu 28 Aug | W | Kent St | 31- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 6 Sep | W | at Maryland | 21- | 14 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 13 Sep | L | at Kansas St | 20- | 23 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 20 Sep | W | Buffalo | 50- | 0 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 27 Sep | W | Western Michigan | 31- | 7 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 4 Oct | W | at Eastern Michigan | 47- | 7 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 18 Oct | W | Bowling Green | 24- | 0 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 25 Oct | W | at Akron | 21- | 17 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 1 Nov | W | at Northern Illinois | 35- | 30 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 8 Nov | L | Miami-OH | 21- | 45 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 15 Nov | L | at Marshall | 0- | 27 |
(8-3) |