| Wk 2 | Sat 31 Aug | W | Eastern Illinois | 61- | 36 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Fri 6 Sep | L | at BYU | 32- | 35 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 21 Sep | W | at UTEP | 31- | 6 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 28 Sep | W | SMU | 42- | 10 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 5 Oct | L | at Boise St | 31- | 58 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 12 Oct | W | Nevada | 59- | 34 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 19 Oct | W | Tulsa | 37- | 14 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Fri 25 Oct | W | at Fresno St | 31- | 21 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 2 Nov | W | San Jose St | 40- | 31 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 16 Nov | W | at Rice | 33- | 28 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 23 Nov | W | Cincinnati | 20- | 19 |
(9-2) | |
| Wk 15 | Sat 30 Nov | L | Alabama | 16- | 21 |
(9-3) | |
| Wk 16 | Sat 7 Dec | W | San Diego St | 41- | 40 |
(10-3) | |
| Hawaii | Wed 25 Dec | L | vs Tulane | 28- | 36 |
(10-4) |