| Wk 2 | Sat 4 Sep | L | at Minnesota | 21- | 63 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at Kansas | 14- | 63 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | W | at Eastern Michigan | 42- | 32 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 25 Sep | W | Temple | 45- | 17 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 2 Oct | W | Ball St | 52- | 14 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | W | at Western Michigan | 59- | 33 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | W | Ohio | 31- | 13 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | W | Central Michigan | 27- | 22 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Tue 2 Nov | L | at Miami-OH | 16- | 23 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Tue 9 Nov | W | at Northern Illinois | 31- | 17 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 14 | Tue 23 Nov | W | Bowling Green | 49- | 41 |
(8-3) | |
| MACchp | Thu 2 Dec | W | vs Miami-OH | 35- | 27 |
(9-3) | |
| Motor City | Mon 27 Dec | L | vs UConn | 10- | 39 |
(9-4) |