| Wk 1 | Sat 5 Sep | W | at UTEP | 23- | 17 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | L | Pittsburgh | 27- | 54 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | L | at UCF | 17- | 23 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | L | at Temple | 13- | 37 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | L | Central Michigan | 13- | 20 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | W | Gardner-Webb | 40- | 3 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | W | Akron | 21- | 17 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 24 Oct | L | at Western Michigan | 31- | 34 | (OT) |
(3-5) |
| Wk 10 | Tue 3 Nov | L | Bowling Green | 29- | 30 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Tue 10 Nov | L | Ohio | 24- | 27 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 18 Nov | W | at Miami-OH | 42- | 17 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 13 | Tue 24 Nov | W | at Kent St | 9- | 6 |
(5-7) |