| Wk 2 | Sat 4 Sep | L | Florida Atlantic | 28- | 35 | (OT) |
(0-1) |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | L | at Rice | 29- | 41 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 2 Oct | W | Tulsa | 44- | 16 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | W | Nevada | 48- | 26 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | L | at UTEP | 20- | 51 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | W | San Jose St | 46- | 28 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Fri 29 Oct | L | at Boise St | 3- | 69 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 6 Nov | W | Louisiana Tech | 34- | 23 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Fri 12 Nov | L | at Fresno St | 14- | 70 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | W | Idaho | 52- | 21 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 27 Nov | W | Northwestern | 49- | 41 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 15 | Sat 4 Dec | W | Michigan St | 41- | 38 |
(7-5) | |
| Sheraton Hawaii | Fri 24 Dec | W | vs UAB | 59- | 40 |
(8-5) |