| Wk 1 | Sat 9 Sep | W | Central Michigan | 26- | 21 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 16 Sep | L | at Idaho | 14- | 17 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 23 Sep | L | at Kent St | 14- | 37 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 30 Sep | W | Toledo | 38- | 22 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 7 Oct | W | at Cincinnati | 28- | 14 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 14 Oct | L | at Miami-OH | 7- | 31 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 21 Oct | L | Virginia Tech | 21- | 53 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 28 Oct | L | at Western Michigan | 17- | 34 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 4 Nov | L | at Bowling Green | 0- | 17 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 11 Nov | L | at Tulane | 6- | 44 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 18 Nov | L | Marshall | 14- | 31 |
(3-8) |