| Wk 1 | Thu 2 Sep | L | at South Carolina | 13- | 41 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | W | Prairie View A&M | 34- | 7 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Fri 17 Sep | W | Kansas | 31- | 16 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | W | at Louisiana Tech | 13- | 12 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | W | Marshall | 41- | 16 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | L | East Carolina | 43- | 44 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | W | at Memphis | 41- | 19 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | L | UAB | 49- | 50 | (2OT) |
(5-3) |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | W | at Tulane | 46- | 30 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | W | at UCF | 31- | 21 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | W | Houston | 59- | 41 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 27 Nov | L | at Tulsa | 50- | 56 |
(8-4) | |
| St Petersburg | Tue 21 Dec | L | vs Louisville | 28- | 31 |
(8-5) |