| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | L | at Florida | 7- | 34 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | W | Southeast Louisiana | 45- | 0 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | W | North Carolina St | 37- | 17 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Tue 26 Sep | W | at UCF | 19- | 14 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Tue 3 Oct | L | at Tulsa | 6- | 20 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | W | Houston | 31- | 27 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | L | at Virginia Tech | 6- | 36 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | L | East Carolina | 17- | 20 | (OT) |
(4-4) |
| Wk 10 | Sun 5 Nov | W | at Memphis | 42- | 21 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | W | at Tulane | 31- | 3 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | W | UAB | 25- | 20 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 25 Nov | W | Marshall | 42- | 7 |
(8-4) | |
| CUSAchp | Fri 1 Dec | L | vs Houston | 20- | 34 |
(8-5) | |
| GMAC | Sun 7 Jan | W | vs Ohio | 28- | 7 |
(9-5) |