| Wk 2 | Sat 1 Sep | L | at East Carolina | 17- | 27 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 8 Sep | W | at McNeese St | 51- | 3 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 15 Sep | L | at Western Michigan | 21- | 27 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 22 Sep | W | Arkansas St | 40- | 7 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 29 Sep | W | Louisiana | 24- | 10 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 6 Oct | L | at Auburn | 14- | 16 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 13 Oct | W | at Tulsa | 35- | 21 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 27 Oct | W | Stephen F Austin | 31- | 22 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 3 Nov | W | at UL-Monroe | 31- | 7 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 10 Nov | W | Akron | 36- | 15 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 17 Nov | W | Colorado St | 31- | 30 |
(8-3) | |
| Independence | Sat 15 Dec | T | vs Maryland | 34- | 34 |
(8-3-1) |