| Wk 3 | Mon 2 Sep | W | TCU | 36- | 29 | (OT) |
(1-0) |
| Wk 4 | Sat 14 Sep | L | West Virginia | 32- | 35 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 21 Sep | L | vs Ohio St | 19- | 23 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 28 Sep | W | at Temple | 35- | 22 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 5 Oct | L | Miami-OH | 26- | 31 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 12 Oct | L | at Tulane | 17- | 35 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 19 Oct | L | at Southern Miss | 14- | 23 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 26 Oct | W | Memphis | 48- | 10 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Thu 7 Nov | W | at Louisville | 24- | 14 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 16 Nov | W | Houston | 47- | 14 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 23 Nov | L | at Hawaii | 19- | 20 |
(5-6) | |
| Wk 15 | Sat 30 Nov | W | UAB | 31- | 23 |
(6-6) | |
| Wk 16 | Fri 6 Dec | W | at East Carolina | 42- | 26 |
(7-6) | |
| New Orleans | Tue 17 Dec | L | vs North Texas | 19- | 24 |
(7-7) |