| Wk 1 | Sat 4 Sep | L | at Morehead St | 14- | 31 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | W | Miami-OH | 21- | 16 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | W | at Illinois St | 23- | 13 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | L | Central Michigan | 7- | 22 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | L | at McNeese St | 9- | 34 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | W | Dayton | 9- | 0 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | L | at Western Michigan | 21- | 31 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | W | Akron | 13- | 0 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | L | Villanova | 10- | 23 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | L | at Toledo | 8- | 29 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | L | Southern Illinois | 16- | 44 |
(4-7) |