| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | W | at Central Michigan | 18- | 13 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | W | Long Beach St | 13- | 8 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | W | Northern Illinois | 28- | 14 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | at Bowling Green | 20- | 31 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | L | Kent St | 15- | 39 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | at Toledo | 24- | 22 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | Marshall | 21- | 7 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | L | at Ohio | 0- | 16 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | L | Miami-OH | 9- | 24 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | Ball St | 30- | 13 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | at UT-Arlington | 12- | 31 |
(6-5) |