| Wk 1 | Sat 5 Sep | L | UConn | 16- | 23 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | W | at North Texas | 31- | 30 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | W | Cal Poly-SLO | 28- | 10 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | L | at Tennessee | 23- | 34 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | W | at Bowling Green | 44- | 37 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | W | at Akron | 19- | 7 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | W | Miami-OH | 28- | 7 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 24 Oct | L | Kent St | 11- | 20 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | W | at Ball St | 20- | 17 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Tue 10 Nov | W | at Buffalo | 27- | 24 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | W | Northern Illinois | 38- | 31 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 27 Nov | W | Temple | 35- | 17 |
(9-3) | |
| MACchp | Fri 4 Dec | L | vs Central Michigan | 10- | 20 |
(9-4) | |
| Motor City | Sat 26 Dec | L | vs Marshall | 17- | 21 |
(9-5) |