| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | at Northwestern | 22- | 21 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | NC-Central | 70- | 21 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | at Illinois | 34- | 10 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | Georgia Southern | 49- | 31 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | at Central Michigan | 49- | 10 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | Northern Illinois | 45- | 30 |
(6-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | at Akron | 41- | 0 |
(7-0) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | Eastern Michigan | 45- | 31 |
(8-0) | |
| Wk 10 | Tue 1 Nov | W | at Ball St | 52- | 20 |
(9-0) | |
| Wk 11 | Tue 8 Nov | W | at Kent St | 37- | 21 |
(10-0) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | Buffalo | 38- | 0 |
(11-0) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 25 Nov | W | Toledo | 55- | 35 |
(12-0) | |
| MACchp | Fri 2 Dec | W | vs Ohio | 29- | 23 |
(13-0) | |
| Cotton | Sun 1 Jan | L | vs Wisconsin | 16- | 24 |
(13-1) |