| Wk 2 | Thu 28 Aug | W | Eastern Kentucky | 63- | 13 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 6 Sep | W | at Purdue | 27- | 26 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 13 Sep | W | Liberty | 62- | 3 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 20 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 17- | 24 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 4 Oct | W | Central Michigan | 23- | 3 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 11 Oct | W | at Western Michigan | 32- | 21 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 18 Oct | W | at Eastern Michigan | 33- | 20 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 25 Oct | W | Northern Illinois | 34- | 18 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Tue 4 Nov | L | at Miami-OH | 20- | 33 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 15 Nov | W | Kent St | 42- | 33 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 22 Nov | W | at Ball St | 41- | 14 |
(9-2) | |
| Wk 15 | Sat 29 Nov | W | Toledo | 31- | 23 |
(10-2) | |
| MACchp | Thu 4 Dec | L | Miami-OH | 27- | 49 |
(10-3) | |
| Motor City | Fri 26 Dec | W | vs Northwestern | 28- | 24 |
(11-3) |