| Wk 1 | Sat 4 Sep | W | Central Michigan | 34- | 24 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at Kentucky | 28- | 35 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | W | SE Missouri St | 59- | 28 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at Boston College | 34- | 41 | (OT) |
(2-2) |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | L | Tennessee | 24- | 62 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | W | North Texas | 48- | 35 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | L | Texas A&M | 14- | 35 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | W | at Vanderbilt | 37- | 28 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | L | at Georgia | 6- | 43 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | W | South Carolina | 31- | 28 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | W | Florida | 24- | 23 | (OT) |
(6-5) |
| Wk 13 | Fri 26 Nov | L | at Arkansas | 17- | 34 |
(6-6) | |
| Armed Forces | Wed 22 Dec | L | vs Army | 22- | 24 |
(6-7) |