| Wk 3 | Mon 2 Sep | L | at Cincinnati | 29- | 36 | (OT) |
(0-1) |
| Wk 3 | Sat 7 Sep | W | at Northwestern | 48- | 24 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 14 Sep | W | SMU | 17- | 6 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 21 Sep | W | North Texas | 16- | 10 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 5 Oct | W | Houston | 34- | 17 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 12 Oct | W | at Army | 46- | 27 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 19 Oct | W | at Louisville | 45- | 31 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Wed 30 Oct | W | Southern Miss | 37- | 7 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 9 Nov | W | Tulane | 17- | 10 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 23 Nov | L | at East Carolina | 28- | 31 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 15 | Sat 30 Nov | W | Memphis | 27- | 20 |
(9-2) | |
| Liberty | Tue 31 Dec | W | vs Colorado St | 17- | 3 |
(10-2) |