| Wk 1 | Mon 4 Sep | W | at Miami-FL | 13- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | W | Troy | 24- | 17 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | L | Clemson | 20- | 27 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | W | Rice | 55- | 7 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Thu 5 Oct | L | at North Carolina St | 20- | 24 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | W | at Duke | 51- | 24 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | L | Boston College | 19- | 24 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | L | at Maryland | 24- | 27 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | W | Virginia | 33- | 0 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | L | Wake Forest | 0- | 30 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Western Michigan | 28- | 20 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 25 Nov | L | Florida | 14- | 21 |
(6-6) | |
| Emerald | Wed 27 Dec | W | vs UCLA | 44- | 27 |
(7-6) |