| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | L | Texas St | 54- | 56 | (3OT) |
(0-1) |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | at Kansas | 37- | 21 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | L | at Tennessee | 19- | 28 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | Gardner-Webb | 37- | 21 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | at Miami-OH | 17- | 7 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | Bowling Green | 30- | 24 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | Eastern Michigan | 20- | 27 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | at Kent St | 14- | 10 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Thu 27 Oct | W | at Toledo | 31- | 26 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Thu 3 Nov | W | Buffalo | 34- | 10 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Tue 15 Nov | L | at Central Michigan | 20- | 27 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Tue 22 Nov | W | Akron | 9- | 3 |
(8-4) | |
| MACchp | Fri 2 Dec | L | vs Western Michigan | 23- | 29 |
(8-5) | |
| Dollar General | Fri 23 Dec | L | vs Troy | 23- | 28 |
(8-6) |