| Wk 1 | Sat 4 Sep | L | at Troy | 27- | 30 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at Tulsa | 20- | 33 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | W | Marshall | 44- | 28 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at Michigan | 21- | 65 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | L | Buffalo | 26- | 28 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | L | at Ohio | 25- | 49 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | L | at Temple | 27- | 28 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | L | Kent St | 6- | 30 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | W | at Central Michigan | 17- | 14 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Wed 10 Nov | L | Miami-OH | 21- | 24 |
(2-8) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 17 Nov | L | at Toledo | 14- | 33 |
(2-9) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 26 Nov | L | Western Michigan | 7- | 41 |
(2-10) |