| Wk 1 | Thu 1 Sep | L | at Tennessee | 13- | 20 | (OT) |
(0-1) |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | Old Dominion | 31- | 7 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | L | Miami-FL | 10- | 45 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | at Akron | 45- | 38 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | Georgia St | 17- | 3 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Wed 12 Oct | W | at Louisiana | 24- | 0 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | Idaho | 37- | 19 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Thu 27 Oct | W | at Georgia Southern | 34- | 10 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | W | Texas St | 35- | 10 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | at Troy | 24- | 28 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | UL-Monroe | 42- | 17 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | W | at New Mexico St | 37- | 7 |
(9-3) | |
| Raycom | Sat 17 Dec | W | vs Toledo | 31- | 28 |
(10-3) |