| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | L | Houston | 30- | 31 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | L | at UCLA | 16- | 26 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | L | vs Texas | 7- | 52 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | L | at Florida St | 7- | 55 |
(0-4) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | W | at Army | 48- | 14 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | L | at Tulane | 24- | 38 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | W | UAB | 34- | 33 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | W | at UCF | 40- | 29 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | W | at UTEP | 37- | 31 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | W | at Tulsa | 41- | 38 | (2OT) |
(5-5) |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | W | East Carolina | 18- | 17 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 25 Nov | W | SMU | 31- | 27 |
(7-5) | |
| New Orleans | Fri 22 Dec | L | vs Troy | 17- | 41 |
(7-6) |