| Wk 2 | Thu 3 Sep | W | Northern Illinois | 37- | 23 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 12 Sep | L | at Indiana | 30- | 45 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 19 Sep | L | at Toledo | 7- | 35 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 26 Sep | L | Ohio | 35- | 37 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 3 Oct | W | UL-Monroe | 27- | 14 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 10 Oct | W | at Vanderbilt | 27- | 24 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 17 Oct | W | Eastern Michigan | 45- | 35 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 24 Oct | L | at Central Michigan | 24- | 26 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 31 Oct | W | at Kent St | 48- | 23 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 7 Nov | W | at Ball St | 24- | 23 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 14 Nov | W | Bowling Green | 56- | 27 |
(7-4) |