| Wk 2 | Sat 3 Sep | L | at Maryland | 16- | 27 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Thu 8 Sep | L | Wyoming | 9- | 44 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 17 Sep | W | Memphis | 29- | 18 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 24 Sep | W | at North Carolina | 38- | 34 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 1 Oct | L | at Southern Miss | 23- | 30 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 8 Oct | W | Tulsa | 9- | 3 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 15 Oct | W | Virginia | 30- | 28 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 22 Oct | W | at Tulane | 38- | 35 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 29 Oct | W | at Cincinnati | 21- | 6 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 5 Nov | W | Virginia Tech | 13- | 3 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 12 Nov | W | Western Kentucky | 35- | 17 |
(8-3) |