| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at UMass | 14- | 28 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | L | at Central Michigan | 7- | 9 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | L | Ball St | 14- | 27 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | L | at Ohio | 8- | 34 |
(0-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | L | Bowling Green | 28- | 29 |
(0-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | L | at Western Michigan | 21- | 34 |
(0-6) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | L | at Dayton | 14- | 17 |
(0-7) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | W | Miami-OH | 24- | 9 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | W | Northern Illinois | 17- | 2 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | W | Marshall | 29- | 8 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | L | at Kent St | 9- | 35 |
(3-8) |