| Wk 2 | Sat 31 Aug | W | at Kentucky | 38- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 7 Sep | L | at Penn St | 7- | 24 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 14 Sep | L | Baylor | 13- | 14 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 21 Sep | W | at Michigan St | 30- | 20 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 28 Sep | L | Southern Miss | 7- | 24 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 12 Oct | W | at Tulane | 23- | 20 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 19 Oct | W | Northern Illinois | 27- | 3 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 26 Oct | L | Cincinnati | 7- | 10 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 2 Nov | W | Memphis | 13- | 10 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 9 Nov | L | at North Carolina | 10- | 28 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 16 Nov | L | at Houston | 7- | 38 |
(5-6) |