| Wk 1 | Thu 30 Aug | W | at Akron | 56- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 16- | 31 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | W | Florida Intl | 33- | 20 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | Missouri | 16- | 21 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Thu 4 Oct | W | East Carolina | 40- | 20 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | Southern Miss | 38- | 31 | (2OT) |
(4-2) |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | at Memphis | 35- | 17 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | at Marshall | 54- | 17 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | SMU | 42- | 17 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | at UTEP | 31- | 24 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | at Tulsa | 21- | 23 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 24 Nov | W | UAB | 49- | 24 |
(9-3) | |
| CUSAchp | Sat 1 Dec | L | at Tulsa | 27- | 33 | (OT) |
(9-4) |
| St Petersburg | Fri 21 Dec | W | vs Ball St | 38- | 17 |
(10-4) |