| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | at UT-Arlington | 21- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | at Illinois St | 14- | 13 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | Central Michigan | 14- | 32 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | at Miami-OH | 20- | 18 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | at Northern Illinois | 3- | 27 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | Bowling Green | 20- | 23 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | L | Ball St | 20- | 24 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | at Ohio | 16- | 14 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | Toledo | 16- | 20 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | W | at Kent St | 21- | 13 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | Eastern Michigan | 14- | 10 |
(6-5) |