| Wk 1 | Sat 6 Sep | W | Western Carolina | 32- | 31 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 13 Sep | L | at Ball St | 28- | 38 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 20 Sep | L | at Villanova | 10- | 14 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 27 Sep | L | Central Michigan | 27- | 34 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 4 Oct | L | Dayton | 13- | 24 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 11 Oct | L | at Bowling Green | 17- | 34 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 18 Oct | W | vs Western Michigan | 25- | 7 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 25 Oct | W | Ohio | 14- | 10 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 1 Nov | L | at Miami-OH | 21- | 35 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 8 Nov | W | at Northern Illinois | 24- | 22 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 22 Nov | W | Kent St | 33- | 28 |
(5-6) |