| Wk 1 | Thu 29 Aug | W | Illinois St | 51- | 28 |
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| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | W | Army | 40- | 14 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | L | at North Texas | 27- | 34 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | W | at Eastern Michigan | 51- | 20 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | W | Toledo | 31- | 24 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | W | at Virginia | 48- | 27 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | W | Kent St | 27- | 24 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | W | at Western Michigan | 38- | 17 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | W | at Akron | 42- | 24 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Wed 6 Nov | W | Central Michigan | 44- | 24 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 13 Nov | L | at Northern Illinois | 27- | 48 |
(9-2) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 29 Nov | W | Miami-OH | 55- | 14 |
(10-2) | |
| GoDaddy.com | Sun 5 Jan | L | vs Arkansas St | 20- | 23 |
(10-3) |