| Wk 2 | Thu 29 Aug | W | Wake Forest | 42- | 41 | (OT) |
(1-0) |
| Wk 3 | Sat 7 Sep | L | at South Florida | 6- | 37 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 14 Sep | L | at Wisconsin | 21- | 24 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 21 Sep | L | Western Illinois | 26- | 29 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 28 Sep | W | Kent St | 13- | 6 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 5 Oct | W | at Ball St | 41- | 29 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 12 Oct | W | at Miami-OH | 48- | 41 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 19 Oct | W | Central Michigan | 49- | 0 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 26 Oct | W | at Western Michigan | 24- | 20 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 9 Nov | W | Bowling Green | 26- | 17 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 16 Nov | W | at Eastern Michigan | 49- | 21 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 23 Nov | L | Toledo | 30- | 33 |
(8-4) |