| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | L | at Marshall | 14- | 31 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | W | Ball St | 31- | 14 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | at Arizona St | 0- | 49 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | W | at Eastern Michigan | 37- | 7 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | at Bowling Green | 23- | 17 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | Western Michigan | 17- | 0 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | Ohio | 21- | 13 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | at Miami-OH | 24- | 21 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | T | Central Michigan | 7- | 7 |
(6-2-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | L | at Northern Illinois | 10- | 28 |
(6-3-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | W | Kent St | 29- | 3 |
(7-3-1) |