| Wk 2 | Sat 30 Aug | L | at Oklahoma | 3- | 37 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 6 Sep | W | Baylor | 52- | 14 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 13 Sep | L | at Air Force | 21- | 34 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 20 Sep | L | vs Arkansas | 7- | 31 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 27 Sep | W | Louisiana | 44- | 23 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 11 Oct | W | at Idaho | 24- | 14 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 18 Oct | W | Utah St | 37- | 27 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 25 Oct | W | at Middle Tenn St | 33- | 28 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Thu 30 Oct | W | Troy | 21- | 0 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 8 Nov | W | at UL-Monroe | 28- | 26 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 15 Nov | W | Arkansas St | 58- | 14 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 15 | Tue 25 Nov | W | at New Mexico St | 13- | 10 |
(9-3) | |
| New Orleans | Tue 16 Dec | L | vs Memphis | 17- | 27 |
(9-4) |