| Wk 1 | Thu 3 Sep | W | Troy | 31- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | L | at Missouri | 20- | 27 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | L | at Marshall | 10- | 17 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | L | Boise St | 14- | 49 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | L | Ohio | 37- | 44 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | W | at Kent St | 36- | 35 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | W | at Ball St | 31- | 17 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 24 Oct | L | Central Michigan | 10- | 24 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Tue 3 Nov | W | at Buffalo | 30- | 29 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Thu 12 Nov | W | at Miami-OH | 35- | 14 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Fri 20 Nov | W | Akron | 36- | 20 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 27 Nov | W | Toledo | 38- | 24 |
(7-5) | |
| Humanitarian | Wed 30 Dec | L | vs Idaho | 42- | 43 |
(7-6) |