| Wk 2 | Sat 18 Sep | L | Bowling Green | 19- | 20 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 25 Sep | W | Kent St | 37- | 21 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 2 Oct | L | at Toledo | 28- | 31 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 9 Oct | W | at Kentucky | 35- | 6 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 16 Oct | W | at Miami-OH | 3- | 0 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 23 Oct | L | at Virginia Tech | 29- | 37 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 30 Oct | L | Western Michigan | 14- | 28 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 6 Nov | W | at Tulane | 30- | 7 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 13 Nov | L | Cincinnati | 15- | 23 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 20 Nov | W | at Marshall | 30- | 0 |
(5-5) |