| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | W | at Richmond | 10- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | W | vs Arkansas St | 21- | 6 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | L | at Cincinnati | 14- | 26 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | L | vs Ole Miss | 13- | 16 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | W | Mississippi St | 22- | 17 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | W | East Carolina | 17- | 16 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | W | at Memphis | 13- | 10 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | L | Florida St | 16- | 38 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | L | at North Texas | 12- | 25 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | W | Bowling Green | 38- | 21 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Louisville | 37- | 3 |
(7-4) |