| Wk 3 | Sat 9 Sep | W | East Tennessee St | 41- | 20 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Thu 14 Sep | W | at Western Michigan | 31- | 21 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 23 Sep | W | at Nevada | 49- | 35 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 30 Sep | W | at Cincinnati | 45- | 31 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 7 Oct | W | Ball St | 17- | 14 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 14 Oct | T | at Miami-OH | 28- | 28 |
(5-0-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 21 Oct | W | at Bowling Green | 35- | 16 |
(6-0-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 28 Oct | W | Eastern Michigan | 34- | 28 |
(7-0-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 4 Nov | W | at Central Michigan | 19- | 7 |
(8-0-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 11 Nov | W | Akron | 41- | 7 |
(9-0-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Ohio | 31- | 20 |
(10-0-1) | |
| Las Vegas | Thu 14 Dec | W | vs Nevada | 40- | 37 | (OT) |
(11-0-1) |