| Wk 1 | Sat 31 Aug | W | Ole Miss | 15- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | W | Southern U | 55- | 24 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | at South Alabama | 42- | 6 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Thu 26 Sep | W | Navy | 35- | 23 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | W | at UL-Monroe | 52- | 33 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | L | at Temple | 28- | 30 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | W | Tulane | 47- | 17 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | W | at Tulsa | 42- | 41 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | W | SMU | 54- | 48 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | W | at Houston | 45- | 27 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | W | at South Florida | 49- | 10 |
(10-1) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 29 Nov | W | Cincinnati | 34- | 24 |
(11-1) | |
| AACchp | Sat 7 Dec | W | Cincinnati | 29- | 24 |
(12-1) | |
| Cotton | Sat 28 Dec | L | vs Penn St | 39- | 53 |
(12-2) |