| Wk 1 | Sat 4 Sep | L | Army | 27- | 31 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at Miami-OH | 21- | 28 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | L | Central Michigan | 14- | 52 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 20- | 73 |
(0-4) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | L | Ohio | 17- | 30 |
(0-5) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | L | at Vanderbilt | 6- | 52 |
(0-6) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | W | at Ball St | 41- | 38 | (OT) |
(1-6) |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | L | at Virginia | 21- | 48 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | L | Toledo | 7- | 42 |
(1-8) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | L | at Western Michigan | 30- | 45 |
(1-9) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | W | at Buffalo | 21- | 17 |
(2-9) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 26 Nov | L | Northern Illinois | 3- | 71 |
(2-10) |