| Wk 1 | Sat 4 Sep | W | Indiana St | 35- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | L | Bowling Green | 30- | 34 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at East Carolina | 6- | 24 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | W | at Eastern Michigan | 13- | 8 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | T | Western Michigan | 18- | 18 |
(2-2-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | W | Toledo | 16- | 12 |
(3-2-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | W | at Kent St | 31- | 20 |
(4-2-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | W | Ohio | 42- | 18 |
(5-2-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | L | at Miami-OH | 0- | 23 |
(5-3-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | W | Ball St | 24- | 13 |
(6-3-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | L | at Northern Illinois | 13- | 19 |
(6-4-1) |