| Wk 2 | Sat 4 Sep | L | at Oklahoma | 24- | 40 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | W | Southeast Missouri St | 49- | 10 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Fri 24 Sep | L | at Northern Illinois | 17- | 34 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 2 Oct | W | at Temple | 70- | 16 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | W | at Central Michigan | 38- | 14 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | W | Ball St | 51- | 13 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | W | at Ohio | 41- | 16 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 30 Oct | W | Eastern Michigan | 41- | 20 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 6 Nov | W | Western Michigan | 52- | 0 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 13 Nov | W | Marshall | 56- | 35 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 14 | Tue 23 Nov | L | at Toledo | 41- | 49 |
(8-3) | |
| GMAC | Wed 22 Dec | W | vs Memphis | 52- | 35 |
(9-3) |