| Wk 2 | Thu 29 Aug | W | Cal Poly-SLO | 44- | 16 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 7 Sep | W | at Eastern Michigan | 65- | 13 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 14 Sep | L | at Minnesota | 21- | 31 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 21 Sep | W | UNLV | 38- | 21 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 28 Sep | L | at Pittsburgh | 19- | 37 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 12 Oct | W | Ball St | 37- | 17 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 19 Oct | W | at UCF | 27- | 24 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 26 Oct | L | Miami-OH | 13- | 27 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 9 Nov | W | Central Michigan | 44- | 17 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 16 Nov | W | at Western Michigan | 42- | 21 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 23 Nov | W | at Northern Illinois | 33- | 30 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 15 | Sat 30 Nov | W | Bowling Green | 42- | 24 |
(9-3) | |
| MACchp | Sat 7 Dec | L | vs Marshall | 45- | 49 |
(9-4) | |
| Motor City | Thu 26 Dec | L | vs Boston College | 25- | 51 |
(9-5) |