| Wk 2 | Sat 2 Sep | L | at Tennessee | 7- | 27 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 9 Sep | W | at Syracuse | 27- | 24 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 16 Sep | W | Central Michigan | 30- | 17 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 23 Sep | L | at Illinois | 0- | 7 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 30 Sep | W | West Virginia | 23- | 20 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 7 Oct | L | at Cincinnati | 10- | 13 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 21 Oct | W | Temple | 32- | 22 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 28 Oct | W | at Southern Miss | 36- | 34 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 4 Nov | W | at Army | 31- | 25 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 11 Nov | W | Tulsa | 28- | 7 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Memphis | 31- | 17 |
(8-3) | |
| Liberty | Sat 30 Dec | W | vs Stanford | 19- | 13 |
(9-3) |