| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | Towson | 56- | 20 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | Northern Illinois | 48- | 17 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | at Syracuse | 45- | 20 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | Florida St | 35- | 55 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | at Cincinnati | 45- | 20 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | East Carolina | 38- | 22 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | UConn | 42- | 27 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Fri 21 Oct | L | at Temple | 30- | 46 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Fri 28 Oct | W | Navy | 52- | 45 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | W | at Memphis | 49- | 42 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | at SMU | 35- | 27 |
(9-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | W | UCF | 48- | 31 |
(10-2) | |
| Birmingham | Thu 29 Dec | W | vs South Carolina | 46- | 39 | (OT) |
(11-2) |