| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | SE Missouri St | 35- | 17 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | Kansas | 43- | 7 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | Bowling Green | 77- | 3 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | at Ole Miss | 28- | 48 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Thu 6 Oct | W | Temple | 34- | 27 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Fri 14 Oct | W | at Tulane | 24- | 14 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | L | at Navy | 28- | 42 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | L | Tulsa | 30- | 59 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | W | at SMU | 51- | 7 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | South Florida | 42- | 49 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Fri 18 Nov | W | at Cincinnati | 34- | 7 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 25 Nov | W | Houston | 48- | 44 |
(8-4) | |
| Boca Raton | Tue 20 Dec | L | vs Western Kentucky | 31- | 51 |
(8-5) |