| Wk 2 | Sat 1 Sep | L | at Florida | 14- | 49 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 8 Sep | W | UMass | 49- | 20 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | W | Bowling Green | 37- | 31 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | at Northern Illinois | 37- | 15 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | at Buffalo | 34- | 14 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | Central Michigan | 42- | 21 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | Akron | 50- | 33 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | at Kent St | 42- | 21 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | at Miami-OH | 27- | 21 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | W | Ohio | 42- | 18 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 24 Nov | W | Youngstown St | 38- | 24 |
(10-1) | |
| MACchp | Fri 30 Nov | L | at Toledo | 36- | 41 |
(10-2) | |
| GMAC | Wed 19 Dec | W | vs East Carolina | 64- | 61 | (2OT) |
(11-2) |