| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | L | at Iowa | 0- | 56 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | Bowling Green | 31- | 40 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | L | at Auburn | 3- | 63 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | at Boston College | 0- | 38 |
(0-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | at Western Michigan | 60- | 57 | (4OT) |
(1-4) |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | Toledo | 14- | 34 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | L | at Ohio | 21- | 38 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | at Northern Illinois | 31- | 17 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | W | Akron | 23- | 17 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | W | at Eastern Michigan | 26- | 25 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | L | Central Michigan | 24- | 31 | (OT) |
(4-7) |