| Wk 1 | Sat 5 Sep | W | UNLV | 38- | 30 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | W | Murray St | 57- | 26 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 13- | 20 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | L | at Boston College | 14- | 17 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | L | at Central Michigan | 19- | 29 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | W | Ball St | 59- | 41 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | W | at Miami-OH | 45- | 12 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 24 Oct | W | Eastern Michigan | 49- | 21 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Tue 3 Nov | W | at Toledo | 32- | 27 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Wed 11 Nov | W | at Buffalo | 41- | 30 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 18 Nov | W | Western Michigan | 27- | 19 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Tue 24 Nov | L | Ohio | 21- | 26 |
(8-4) | |
| MACchp | Fri 4 Dec | L | vs Bowling Green | 14- | 34 |
(8-5) | |
| Poinsettia | Wed 23 Dec | L | vs Boise St | 7- | 55 |
(8-6) |