| Wk 2 | Sat 4 Sep | L | at Indiana | 10- | 41 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at Michigan St | 7- | 24 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | W | Southeast Missouri St | 44- | 27 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 2 Oct | W | Kent St | 24- | 21 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | L | Bowling Green | 14- | 38 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | L | at Northern Illinois | 10- | 42 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | L | at Toledo | 22- | 27 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 30 Oct | W | Western Michigan | 24- | 21 | (OT) |
(3-5) |
| Wk 11 | Sat 6 Nov | L | vs Eastern Michigan | 58- | 61 | (4OT) |
(3-6) |
| Wk 12 | Sat 13 Nov | L | at Buffalo | 6- | 36 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | W | Ball St | 41- | 40 |
(4-7) |