| Wk 1 | Sun 4 Sep | L | at Texas A&M | 14- | 46 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | UTEP | 28- | 17 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | Northwestern St | 40- | 7 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | at Memphis | 42- | 0 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | at TCU | 40- | 33 | (OT) |
(4-1) |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | UCF | 38- | 17 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | L | at Southern Miss | 3- | 27 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | L | at Tulsa | 7- | 38 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | W | Tulane | 45- | 24 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | Navy | 17- | 24 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | L | at Houston | 7- | 37 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | W | Rice | 27- | 24 |
(7-5) | |
| Compass | Sat 7 Jan | W | vs Pittsburgh | 28- | 6 |
(8-5) |