| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | at New Mexico St | 34- | 17 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Fri 16 Sep | W | Houston | 44- | 41 | (2OT) |
(2-0) |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | New Mexico | 21- | 13 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | at Memphis | 20- | 27 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Fri 14 Oct | W | at Tulane | 45- | 21 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | Marshall | 31- | 3 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | at Rice | 38- | 31 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | W | Tulsa | 41- | 38 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | W | TX Southern | 45- | 0 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | L | UAB | 23- | 35 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | L | at SMU | 27- | 40 |
(8-3) | |
| GMAC | Wed 21 Dec | L | vs Toledo | 13- | 45 |
(8-4) |