| Wk 1 | Sat 1 Sep | L | at Pittsburgh | 3- | 27 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | L | Ball St | 16- | 38 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | W | at Northern Illinois | 21- | 19 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | W | Howard | 38- | 15 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | at Vanderbilt | 7- | 30 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | L | at Michigan | 22- | 33 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | L | at Ohio | 42- | 48 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Fri 19 Oct | L | vs Northwestern | 14- | 26 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | Western Michigan | 19- | 2 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | L | at Toledo | 28- | 52 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Fri 9 Nov | L | Bowling Green | 32- | 39 |
(3-8) | |
| Wk 12 | Fri 16 Nov | W | at Central Michigan | 48- | 45 |
(4-8) |