| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | W | Miami-OH | 17- | 13 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | W | Illinois St | 41- | 14 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | at Central Michigan | 19- | 38 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | W | Marshall | 42- | 7 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | L | Northern Illinois | 15- | 20 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | L | at Bowling Green | 7- | 34 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | L | at Ball St | 20- | 23 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | Ohio | 33- | 14 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | L | at Toledo | 13- | 17 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | Kent St | 13- | 9 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | at Eastern Michigan | 14- | 24 |
(5-6) |