| Wk 1 | Sat 30 Aug | L | at Wisconsin | 17- | 38 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | W | at Syracuse | 42- | 28 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | L | Ball St | 24- | 41 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | at Army | 22- | 3 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | L | Cincinnati | 15- | 17 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 4 Oct | W | at Kent St | 30- | 27 | (2OT) |
(3-3) |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | L | Bowling Green | 33- | 37 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | W | at Eastern Michigan | 42- | 35 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Wed 5 Nov | W | Toledo | 47- | 30 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Thu 13 Nov | L | Buffalo | 40- | 43 | (4OT) |
(5-5) |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | L | at Ohio | 42- | 49 |
(5-6) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 28 Nov | L | at Temple | 6- | 27 |
(5-7) |