| Wk 2 | Sat 2 Sep | L | at North Carolina | 9- | 30 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 9 Sep | L | Oklahoma St | 26- | 36 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 16 Sep | W | at Rice | 23- | 16 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 23 Sep | W | Louisiana Tech | 22- | 10 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 30 Sep | W | at Hawaii | 24- | 14 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 7 Oct | L | UTEP | 7- | 40 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 14 Oct | L | at New Mexico St | 28- | 42 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 21 Oct | L | TCU | 3- | 17 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 28 Oct | L | at Fresno St | 12- | 34 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 11 Nov | L | at SMU | 20- | 24 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 18 Nov | W | San Jose St | 28- | 17 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 25 Nov | W | Nevada | 38- | 3 |
(5-7) |