| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | W | Ohio | 27- | 18 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | L | at Wisconsin | 10- | 23 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | W | Ball St | 29- | 22 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | L | at Indiana | 12- | 32 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | L | at Eastern Michigan | 14- | 31 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | at Bowling Green | 23- | 27 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | W | Miami-OH | 17- | 14 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | W | at Kent St | 47- | 42 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | W | Western Michigan | 19- | 18 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | L | at Northern Illinois | 27- | 39 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Central Michigan | 29- | 6 |
(6-5) |