| Wk 3 | Thu 7 Sep | W | Chattanooga | 20- | 15 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 16 Sep | L | at Kansas | 20- | 23 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 23 Sep | W | at LSU | 13- | 10 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 30 Sep | W | Louisiana | 47- | 2 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 7 Oct | L | Louisville | 17- | 38 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 14 Oct | W | Memphis | 13- | 9 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 21 Oct | W | Middle Tenn St | 14- | 9 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 28 Oct | W | at East Carolina | 16- | 13 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 4 Nov | L | at Cincinnati | 21- | 33 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 11 Nov | L | Southern Miss | 30- | 33 | (OT) |
(6-4) |
| Wk 13 | Sat 18 Nov | W | at Army | 27- | 7 |
(7-4) |