| Wk 2 | Sat 4 Sep | W | at Ole Miss | 20- | 13 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | W | Chattanooga | 52- | 21 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | W | at Arkansas St | 47- | 35 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at UAB | 28- | 35 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 2 Oct | W | Houston | 41- | 14 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | W | Tulane | 49- | 24 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | L | at Cincinnati | 10- | 49 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Thu 4 Nov | L | Louisville | 49- | 56 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Fri 12 Nov | W | Southern Miss | 30- | 26 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | W | at East Carolina | 38- | 35 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 27 Nov | W | at South Florida | 31- | 15 |
(8-3) | |
| GMAC | Wed 22 Dec | L | vs Bowling Green | 35- | 52 |
(8-4) |