| Wk 1 | Sat 30 Aug | W | Southern | 55- | 3 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | L | at Oklahoma St | 37- | 56 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | L | Air Force | 28- | 31 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | L | at Colorado St | 25- | 28 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | W | at East Carolina | 41- | 24 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Thu 9 Oct | W | UAB | 45- | 20 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | W | at SMU | 44- | 38 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Tue 28 Oct | L | at Marshall | 23- | 37 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 8 Nov | W | Tulane | 42- | 14 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | W | Tulsa | 70- | 30 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | W | UTEP | 42- | 37 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 29 Nov | L | at Rice | 42- | 56 |
(7-5) | |
| Armed Forces | Wed 31 Dec | W | vs Air Force | 34- | 28 |
(8-5) |