| Wk 1 | Sat 5 Sep | W | Stephen F Austin | 31- | 23 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | W | at UAB | 35- | 33 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | L | at Washington St | 27- | 30 | (OT) |
(2-1) |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | L | at TCU | 14- | 39 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | W | East Carolina | 28- | 21 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | L | Navy | 35- | 38 | (OT) |
(3-3) |
| Wk 8 | Sat 24 Oct | L | at Houston | 15- | 38 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | W | at Tulsa | 27- | 13 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | W | Rice | 31- | 28 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 14 Nov | W | UTEP | 35- | 31 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | L | at Marshall | 31- | 34 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 28 Nov | W | Tulane | 26- | 21 |
(7-5) | |
| Sheraton Hawaii | Thu 24 Dec | W | vs Nevada | 45- | 10 |
(8-5) |