| Wk 1 | Thu 1 Sep | L | Minnesota | 10- | 41 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | at Oklahoma | 15- | 31 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | at North Texas | 54- | 2 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | Memphis | 37- | 31 | (OT) |
(2-2) |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | Houston | 23- | 30 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | at Southern Miss | 34- | 17 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | at Rice | 41- | 21 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | SMU | 20- | 13 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | at UTEP | 38- | 41 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | W | East Carolina | 45- | 13 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | at Tulane | 38- | 14 |
(7-4) | |
| CUSAchp | Sat 3 Dec | W | vs UCF | 44- | 27 |
(8-4) | |
| Liberty | Sat 31 Dec | W | vs Fresno St | 31- | 24 |
(9-4) |