| Wk 1 | Sat 4 Sep | L | at North Carolina | 10- | 14 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at Marshall | 16- | 21 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | L | Ball St | 6- | 23 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at Cincinnati | 0- | 17 |
(0-4) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | L | at Purdue | 20- | 42 |
(0-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | L | at Ohio | 14- | 28 |
(0-6) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | W | Bowling Green | 9- | 7 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | L | at Toledo | 9- | 24 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | W | Western Michigan | 31- | 0 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | L | Kent St | 17- | 24 |
(2-8) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | W | Dayton | 28- | 8 |
(3-8) |