| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | W | TN-Martin | 29- | 3 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | W | at Northern Illinois | 35- | 23 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | L | at Rutgers | 7- | 24 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | L | at Missouri | 6- | 31 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | L | Bowling Green | 9- | 21 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | W | Western Michigan | 27- | 20 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | W | at Illinois | 20- | 17 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | W | Buffalo | 42- | 7 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | W | at Kent St | 17- | 7 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | W | at Eastern Michigan | 16- | 10 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Thu 16 Nov | W | Akron | 17- | 7 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 24 Nov | W | at Miami-OH | 34- | 24 |
(9-3) | |
| MACchp | Thu 30 Nov | L | vs Central Michigan | 10- | 31 |
(9-4) | |
| GMAC | Sun 7 Jan | L | vs Southern Miss | 7- | 28 |
(9-5) |