| Wk 2 | Sat 2 Sep | L | at Nebraska | 13- | 49 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 9 Sep | W | at Stanford | 40- | 27 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 16 Sep | W | Southern Utah | 47- | 7 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 23 Sep | L | at USC | 24- | 34 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 30 Sep | W | Rice | 29- | 16 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 7 Oct | W | at SMU | 35- | 10 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 14 Oct | L | UTEP | 30- | 47 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 21 Oct | W | at Nevada | 49- | 30 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 28 Oct | W | at Hawaii | 57- | 48 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 4 Nov | W | TCU | 27- | 24 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 18 Nov | L | at Tulsa | 17- | 28 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 25 Nov | L | Fresno St | 6- | 37 |
(7-5) |