| Wk 1 | Sat 31 Aug | L | at Texas | 14- | 45 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | W | Grambling St | 20- | 14 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | at Bowling Green | 35- | 7 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Fri 20 Sep | W | Florida Intl | 43- | 31 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | W | at Rice | 23- | 20 | (OT) |
(4-1) |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | W | UMass | 69- | 21 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | W | Southern Miss | 45- | 30 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | W | at UTEP | 42- | 21 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 9 Nov | W | North Texas | 52- | 17 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Fri 15 Nov | L | at Marshall | 10- | 31 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | L | at UAB | 14- | 20 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 30 Nov | W | UTSA | 41- | 27 |
(9-3) | |
| Independence | Thu 26 Dec | W | vs Miami-FL | 14- | 0 |
(10-3) |