| Wk 1 | Thu 30 Aug | L | Wake Forest | 17- | 23 | (OT) |
(0-1) |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | W | Nicholls St | 42- | 17 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | at UAB | 24- | 31 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 6- | 49 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Fri 28 Sep | W | Memphis | 40- | 24 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | L | at Cincinnati | 21- | 37 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | L | SMU | 23- | 27 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | at Tulsa | 24- | 17 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | at South Florida | 41- | 15 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | East Carolina | 24- | 18 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Thu 15 Nov | L | at Houston | 17- | 48 |
(5-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 24 Nov | W | Navy | 29- | 28 |
(6-6) | |
| Cure | Sat 15 Dec | W | vs Louisiana | 41- | 24 |
(7-6) |