| Wk 1 | Thu 29 Aug | W | Tulsa | 34- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | W | at Kent St | 41- | 22 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | L | at Indiana | 10- | 42 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | W | Murray St | 48- | 7 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | W | Akron | 31- | 14 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | W | UMass | 28- | 7 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | L | at Mississippi St | 20- | 21 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | L | Toledo | 25- | 28 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Tue 5 Nov | W | at Miami-OH | 45- | 3 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Tue 12 Nov | W | Ohio | 49- | 0 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | W | at Eastern Michigan | 58- | 7 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 29 Nov | W | at Buffalo | 24- | 7 |
(9-3) | |
| MACchp | Fri 6 Dec | W | vs Northern Illinois | 47- | 27 |
(10-3) | |
| Little Caesars | Thu 26 Dec | L | vs Pittsburgh | 27- | 30 |
(10-4) |