| Wk 2 | Sat 5 Sep | L | at West Virginia | 3- | 23 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 12 Sep | W | Marshall | 23- | 15 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 19 Sep | L | at Toledo | 12- | 17 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 3 Oct | L | at Kentucky | 0- | 28 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 10 Oct | L | Bowling Green | 7- | 28 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 17 Oct | L | at Miami-OH | 9- | 10 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 24 Oct | L | Kent St | 10- | 24 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 31 Oct | L | at Eastern Michigan | 16- | 34 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 7 Nov | L | Central Michigan | 17- | 31 |
(1-8) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 14 Nov | L | at Ball St | 17- | 30 |
(1-9) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 21 Nov | L | Western Michigan | 13- | 31 |
(1-10) |