| Wk 3 | Sat 7 Sep | L | at Missouri | 6- | 41 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 14 Sep | W | Indiana St | 23- | 21 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 21 Sep | L | at Clemson | 7- | 30 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 28 Sep | W | at UConn | 24- | 21 | (OT) |
(2-2) |
| Wk 7 | Sat 5 Oct | L | Northern Illinois | 29- | 41 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 12 Oct | L | at Toledo | 17- | 37 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 19 Oct | W | Eastern Michigan | 42- | 17 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 26 Oct | L | at Bowling Green | 20- | 38 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 2 Nov | W | Western Michigan | 17- | 7 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 16 Nov | W | at Central Michigan | 38- | 21 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 23 Nov | W | Buffalo | 41- | 21 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 15 | Sat 30 Nov | L | at Marshall | 14- | 38 |
(6-6) |