| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | W | at Syracuse | 41- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | W | at Dayton | 31- | 16 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | W | Western Michigan | 31- | 20 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | Toledo | 49- | 35 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | L | at Kent St | 7- | 21 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | L | Miami-OH | 8- | 31 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | at Marshall | 24- | 21 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | L | at Ohio | 23- | 24 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | Eastern Michigan | 31- | 7 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | W | Northern Illinois | 21- | 20 |
(7-3) |