| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | L | at Illinois | 0- | 23 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | L | at Indiana | 0- | 21 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | Western Kentucky | 45- | 6 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | W | Memphis | 34- | 8 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 4 Oct | L | at Cincinnati | 17- | 24 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | L | at Boston College | 7- | 41 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 25 Oct | L | Florida St | 18- | 54 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 1 Nov | L | Rutgers | 0- | 41 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 8 Nov | W | at Tulane | 23- | 12 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | L | West Virginia | 19- | 42 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | L | at Southern Miss | 16- | 31 |
(3-8) |