| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | L | at West Virginia | 10- | 35 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | T | at Rutgers | 31- | 31 |
(0-1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | W | at Bowling Green | 28- | 3 |
(1-1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | L | at Toledo | 22- | 29 |
(1-2-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | W | Miami-OH | 37- | 9 |
(2-2-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | W | at Kent St | 23- | 21 |
(3-2-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | W | Western Michigan | 14- | 13 |
(4-2-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Thu 26 Oct | W | vs Indiana St | 34- | 27 |
(5-2-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | T | Central Michigan | 13- | 13 |
(5-2-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | W | Eastern Michigan | 23- | 17 |
(6-2-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | W | at Ohio | 33- | 14 |
(7-2-2) | |
| California | Sat 9 Dec | L | vs Fresno St | 6- | 27 |
(7-3-2) |