| Wk 2 | Sat 30 Aug | W | Appalachian St | 40- | 17 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 13 Sep | L | at USC | 32- | 61 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Fri 19 Sep | L | at UNLV | 22- | 33 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 27 Sep | W | Rice | 41- | 21 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 4 Oct | L | at Tulsa | 16- | 27 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 11 Oct | W | Fresno St | 55- | 28 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 18 Oct | W | at Louisiana Tech | 44- | 41 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 25 Oct | W | UTEP | 31- | 15 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 1 Nov | W | at San Jose St | 13- | 10 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 15 Nov | L | at Nevada | 14- | 24 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 22 Nov | W | Army | 59- | 28 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 15 | Sat 29 Nov | W | Alabama | 37- | 29 |
(8-4) | |
| Wk 16 | Sat 6 Dec | L | Boise St | 28- | 45 |
(8-5) | |
| Hawaii | Thu 25 Dec | W | vs Houston | 54- | 48 | (3OT) |
(9-5) |