| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | L | at Tennessee | 10- | 17 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | at Troy | 27- | 7 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | Jacksonville St | 35- | 28 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | Rice | 45- | 26 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | SMU | 27- | 28 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | at Marshall | 19- | 20 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Fri 21 Oct | L | Southern Miss | 28- | 37 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Tue 1 Nov | W | at Memphis | 37- | 20 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | UCF | 21- | 27 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | at UTEP | 35- | 23 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | L | at East Carolina | 23- | 31 |
(5-6) |