| Wk 1 | Sat 4 Sep | L | vs Texas Tech | 21- | 38 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | W | at Rice | 44- | 7 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | W | Grambling St | 45- | 0 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | W | Navy | 28- | 20 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Fri 1 Oct | W | at Tulsa | 45- | 10 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Thu 7 Oct | W | at Tulane | 40- | 22 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | W | East Carolina | 31- | 24 | (OT) |
(6-1) |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | W | SMU | 44- | 37 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | W | at South Florida | 54- | 42 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | W | at Temple | 37- | 8 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Fri 19 Nov | W | Memphis | 31- | 13 |
(10-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 27 Nov | W | at UConn | 45- | 17 |
(11-1) | |
| AACchp | Sat 4 Dec | L | at Cincinnati | 20- | 35 |
(11-2) | |
| Birmingham | Tue 28 Dec | W | vs Auburn | 17- | 13 |
(12-2) |