| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | West Texas A&M | 14- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | at Iowa St | 9- | 35 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | L | at New Mexico St | 12- | 24 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | Kansas St | 14- | 21 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | at Tulsa | 38- | 26 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | at New Mexico | 17- | 22 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | Drake | 47- | 17 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | Long Beach St | 35- | 21 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | at Louisville | 21- | 51 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | W | at Indiana St | 41- | 14 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | L | Memphis | 14- | 28 |
(5-6) |