| Wk 1 | Thu 3 Sep | W | Coastal Carolina | 18- | 0 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | L | at Boston College | 7- | 34 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | L | Iowa St | 14- | 34 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | W | Miami-OH | 29- | 19 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | L | at Baylor | 15- | 31 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | L | Bowling Green | 35- | 36 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | W | at Eastern Michigan | 28- | 6 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 24 Oct | W | at Ohio | 20- | 11 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | W | Western Michigan | 26- | 14 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | L | at Akron | 20- | 28 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | L | at Temple | 13- | 47 |
(5-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Tue 24 Nov | L | Buffalo | 6- | 9 |
(5-7) |