| Wk 2 | Thu 2 Sep | W | Eastern Illinois | 33- | 17 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at Syracuse | 7- | 47 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | L | at Purdue | 16- | 58 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 25 Sep | L | Miami-OH | 16- | 24 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 2 Oct | L | at Western Michigan | 16- | 38 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | W | at Buffalo | 38- | 19 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | L | Northern Illinois | 27- | 31 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 30 Oct | L | at Bowling Green | 7- | 31 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 6 Nov | L | Toledo | 13- | 32 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 13 Nov | W | Eastern Michigan | 29- | 26 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | W | at Ball St | 27- | 21 |
(4-7) |