| Wk 1 | Sat 30 Aug | W | Illinois St | 35- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | L | at Wisconsin | 14- | 51 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | W | Memphis | 17- | 16 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | at Southern Miss | 34- | 27 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | L | at West Virginia | 3- | 27 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Fri 3 Oct | L | Cincinnati | 10- | 33 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | L | at UAB | 21- | 23 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Tue 28 Oct | W | Houston | 37- | 23 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 8 Nov | L | at East Carolina | 16- | 19 | (OT) |
(4-5) |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | L | UCF | 14- | 30 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | L | at Rice | 10- | 35 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 29 Nov | L | Tulsa | 35- | 38 |
(4-8) |