| Wk 2 | Sat 1 Sep | L | at Kentucky | 17- | 20 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 8 Sep | W | Cincinnati | 34- | 0 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 15 Sep | T | at Akron | 14- | 14 |
(1-1-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 22 Sep | W | Bowling Green | 17- | 0 |
(2-1-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 29 Sep | W | Miami-OH | 31- | 7 |
(3-1-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 6 Oct | W | at Kent St | 42- | 0 |
(4-1-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 13 Oct | W | Western Michigan | 20- | 13 |
(5-1-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 20 Oct | W | Toledo | 13- | 12 |
(6-1-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 27 Oct | W | at Eastern Michigan | 16- | 12 |
(7-1-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 3 Nov | L | Ball St | 3- | 13 |
(7-2-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 10 Nov | W | at Ohio | 52- | 7 |
(8-2-1) | |
| California | Sat 8 Dec | L | vs San Jose St | 24- | 48 |
(8-3-1) |