| Wk 1 | Sat 1 Sep | W | TN-Martin | 35- | 13 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | L | at Tennessee | 19- | 39 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | W | at East Carolina | 28- | 21 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Thu 27 Sep | L | at Boise St | 16- | 38 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Wed 3 Oct | L | Rice | 29- | 31 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | SMU | 28- | 7 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sun 21 Oct | W | at Marshall | 33- | 24 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sun 28 Oct | L | UCF | 17- | 34 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | at UAB | 37- | 7 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | L | Memphis | 26- | 29 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | W | at UTEP | 56- | 30 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 24 Nov | W | Arkansas St | 16- | 10 |
(7-5) | |
| Papajohns.com | Sat 22 Dec | L | vs Cincinnati | 21- | 31 |
(7-6) |