| Wk 1 | Fri 5 Sep | L | Northern Illinois | 9- | 16 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 20 Sep | W | at Bowling Green | 23- | 21 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 27 Sep | L | at BYU | 25- | 41 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 4 Oct | L | Tennessee St | 18- | 35 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 11 Oct | W | at Pacific | 17- | 12 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 18 Oct | W | at San Jose St | 23- | 21 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 25 Oct | W | at Oregon St | 31- | 21 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 1 Nov | W | at Fresno St | 34- | 9 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 8 Nov | W | at Fullerton St | 20- | 10 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 15 Nov | W | Utah St | 28- | 27 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 22 Nov | W | Drake | 21- | 7 |
(8-3) |