| Wk 1 | Sat 7 Sep | L | at McNeese St | 16- | 19 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 14 Sep | W | Long Beach St | 16- | 14 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 21 Sep | L | Western Michigan | 13- | 30 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 28 Sep | L | Indiana St | 14- | 23 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 5 Oct | L | at Ohio | 14- | 31 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 12 Oct | W | at Marshall | 20- | 17 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 19 Oct | W | at Southern Illinois | 17- | 7 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 26 Oct | L | Illinois St | 14- | 24 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 2 Nov | L | at Toledo | 14- | 44 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 9 Nov | L | at Ball St | 21- | 31 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 16 Nov | W | Idaho | 27- | 21 |
(4-7) |