| Wk 1 | Thu 2 Sep | W | SE Missouri St | 27- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | L | Liberty | 23- | 27 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | L | at Purdue | 13- | 24 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at Iowa | 0- | 45 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | W | at Central Michigan | 31- | 17 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | L | Western Michigan | 16- | 45 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | L | Eastern Michigan | 38- | 41 | (OT) |
(2-5) |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | L | at Toledo | 24- | 31 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | L | at Kent St | 14- | 33 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | W | Akron | 37- | 30 | (2OT) |
(3-7) |
| Wk 11 | Fri 12 Nov | W | at Buffalo | 20- | 3 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | L | Northern Illinois | 21- | 59 |
(4-8) |