| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | at Ball St | 17- | 13 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | L | at Bowling Green | 24- | 28 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | L | at Oklahoma St | 10- | 45 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | W | Ohio | 29- | 22 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | W | at Toledo | 26- | 14 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | T | Western Michigan | 10- | 10 |
(3-2-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | W | Northern Illinois | 32- | 15 |
(4-2-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | W | at Central Michigan | 19- | 14 |
(5-2-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 9 Nov | W | Kent St | 52- | 24 |
(6-2-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | W | at Eastern Michigan | 31- | 16 |
(7-2-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | W | Cincinnati | 16- | 10 |
(8-2-1) |