| Wk 2 | Sat 30 Aug | L | at California | 2- | 34 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Thu 4 Sep | W | at UAB | 17- | 12 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 13 Sep | W | Memphis | 23- | 6 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Thu 25 Sep | L | Nebraska | 14- | 38 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 4 Oct | W | at Cincinnati | 22- | 20 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 11 Oct | L | at Alabama | 3- | 17 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 25 Oct | W | South Florida | 27- | 6 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 1 Nov | W | Louisiana | 48- | 3 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 8 Nov | W | at Houston | 31- | 10 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 15 Nov | W | Tulane | 28- | 14 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 14 | Thu 20 Nov | W | TCU | 40- | 28 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 15 | Sat 29 Nov | W | at East Carolina | 38- | 21 |
(9-3) | |
| Liberty | Wed 31 Dec | L | vs Utah | 0- | 17 |
(9-4) |