| Wk 1 | Sat 31 Aug | W | Purdue | 42- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | L | at Illinois | 17- | 45 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | Northwestern St | 66- | 9 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | W | at Miami-OH | 14- | 0 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | L | at South Florida | 20- | 26 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Fri 11 Oct | W | Temple | 38- | 20 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | W | UConn | 41- | 16 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Wed 30 Oct | W | at Memphis | 34- | 21 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 9 Nov | W | SMU | 28- | 25 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | W | at Rutgers | 52- | 17 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | W | at Houston | 24- | 17 |
(9-2) | |
| Wk 15 | Thu 5 Dec | L | Louisville | 24- | 31 | (OT) |
(9-3) |
| Belk | Sat 28 Dec | L | vs North Carolina | 17- | 39 |
(9-4) |