| Wk 2 | Sat 1 Sep | L | at Iowa | 0- | 51 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 8 Sep | W | Bucknell | 38- | 17 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | at West Virginia | 14- | 34 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | at Akron | 10- | 14 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | L | at Bowling Green | 17- | 24 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | Northern Illinois | 44- | 34 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | Buffalo | 35- | 13 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | at Ohio | 24- | 14 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | L | Marshall | 21- | 42 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | at Ball St | 31- | 18 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 24 Nov | W | Miami-OH | 24- | 20 |
(6-5) |