| Wk 1 | Fri 1 Sep | W | Missouri St | 48- | 17 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Fri 8 Sep | W | Illinois | 34- | 23 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | W | at Nevada | 31- | 24 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | W | BYU | 38- | 27 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | L | at Texas | 14- | 40 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | W | UCF | 51- | 22 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | at Oklahoma St | 32- | 39 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | W | Oklahoma | 38- | 33 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | W | at Iowa St | 28- | 21 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | L | Texas Tech | 13- | 16 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | L | Kansas St | 27- | 31 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 25 Nov | W | at Cincinnati | 49- | 16 |
(8-4) | |
| Guaranteed Rate | Tue 26 Dec | W | vs UNLV | 49- | 36 |
(9-4) |