| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | at Minnesota | 0- | 10 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | L | UT-Arlington | 10- | 17 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | Northern Illinois | 49- | 21 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | at Bowling Green | 14- | 34 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | Kent St | 16- | 20 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | at Toledo | 28- | 7 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | Marshall | 53- | 29 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | at Ohio | 28- | 22 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | Miami-OH | 8- | 14 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | Ball St | 25- | 29 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | L | at Central Michigan | 23- | 28 |
(4-7) |