| Wk 2 | Sat 30 Aug | L | at Miami-OH | 10- | 27 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 6 Sep | W | James Madison | 24- | 6 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 13 Sep | L | at Indiana | 6- | 33 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 20 Sep | L | at Purdue | 14- | 28 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 27 Sep | L | Marshall | 16- | 42 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 4 Oct | L | at Western Michigan | 13- | 21 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 11 Oct | L | at Eastern Michigan | 32- | 38 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 18 Oct | W | Central Michigan | 37- | 34 | (OT) |
(2-6) |
| Wk 10 | Sat 25 Oct | W | at Northern Illinois | 21- | 14 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 1 Nov | W | Akron | 31- | 14 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 8 Nov | W | Toledo | 35- | 3 |
(5-6) |