| Wk 1 | Thu 29 Aug | W | UCLA | 24- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 0- | 42 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | Miami-OH | 35- | 13 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | W | at Marshall | 52- | 14 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Fri 4 Oct | W | UCF | 27- | 24 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | W | at Houston | 38- | 23 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | W | Tulsa | 24- | 13 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | W | at East Carolina | 46- | 43 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 9 Nov | W | UConn | 48- | 3 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | W | at South Florida | 20- | 17 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | W | Temple | 15- | 13 |
(10-1) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 29 Nov | L | at Memphis | 24- | 34 |
(10-2) | |
| AACchp | Sat 7 Dec | L | at Memphis | 24- | 29 |
(10-3) | |
| Birmingham | Thu 2 Jan | W | vs Boston College | 38- | 6 |
(11-3) |