| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | at New Mexico St | 44- | 24 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | Gardner-Webb | 30- | 3 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | Marshall | 44- | 7 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | at Rutgers | 26- | 38 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | Kent St | 17- | 10 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | at Buffalo | 37- | 38 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | Ball St | 20- | 23 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | at Akron | 37- | 20 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Wed 2 Nov | W | Temple | 35- | 31 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Thu 10 Nov | W | at Central Michigan | 43- | 28 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 16 Nov | W | at Bowling Green | 29- | 28 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Tue 22 Nov | W | Miami-OH | 21- | 14 |
(9-3) | |
| MACchp | Fri 2 Dec | L | vs Northern Illinois | 20- | 23 |
(9-4) | |
| Idaho Potato | Sat 17 Dec | W | vs Utah St | 24- | 23 |
(10-4) |