| Wk 1 | Sat 5 Sep | L | at Oklahoma | 3- | 41 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | L | Pittsburgh | 7- | 24 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | W | Savannah St | 52- | 9 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | W | at Louisiana | 35- | 14 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | L | Ohio | 12- | 14 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | W | at Eastern Michigan | 47- | 21 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | L | at Bowling Green | 10- | 59 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | L | Central Michigan | 6- | 14 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | W | at UMass | 17- | 13 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 14 Nov | W | at Miami-OH | 37- | 28 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | W | Buffalo | 42- | 21 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 27 Nov | W | Kent St | 20- | 0 |
(7-5) | |
| Idaho Potato | Tue 22 Dec | W | vs Utah St | 23- | 21 |
(8-5) |