| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | W | at Kansas St | 16- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | L | at Minnesota | 14- | 28 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | L | Toledo | 15- | 22 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | L | Louisiana | 15- | 23 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | L | at UT-Arlington | 3- | 31 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | L | at West Texas A&M | 21- | 33 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | W | Drake | 24- | 21 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | W | Southern Illinois | 35- | 34 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | L | Tulsa | 26- | 42 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 9 Nov | L | at Illinois St | 0- | 26 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | L | at Fresno St | 6- | 47 |
(3-8) |