| Wk 3 | Sat 6 Sep | W | Purdue | 36- | 22 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 13 Sep | W | Eastern Michigan | 38- | 35 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 20 Sep | W | at Western Michigan | 23- | 13 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 27 Sep | W | Nevada | 31- | 13 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 11 Oct | W | at Central Michigan | 41- | 10 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 18 Oct | W | Northern Illinois | 41- | 14 |
(6-0) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 25 Oct | W | at Bowling Green | 35- | 20 |
(7-0) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 1 Nov | W | Miami-OH | 35- | 28 |
(8-0) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 8 Nov | L | at Ball St | 3- | 35 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 15 Nov | W | Akron | 42- | 10 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 22 Nov | L | at UCF | 17- | 34 |
(9-2) | |
| MACchp | Fri 5 Dec | L | vs Marshall | 14- | 34 |
(9-3) |