| Wk 1 | Thu 2 Sep | L | at Iowa St | 10- | 27 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | W | North Dakota | 23- | 17 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | L | at Illinois | 22- | 28 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | W | at Minnesota | 34- | 23 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | W | at Akron | 50- | 14 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | W | Temple | 31- | 17 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | W | Buffalo | 45- | 14 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | W | Central Michigan | 33- | 7 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | W | at Western Michigan | 28- | 21 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Tue 9 Nov | W | Toledo | 65- | 30 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | W | at Ball St | 59- | 21 |
(9-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 26 Nov | W | at Eastern Michigan | 71- | 3 |
(10-2) | |
| MACchp | Fri 3 Dec | L | vs Miami-OH | 21- | 26 |
(10-3) | |
| Humanitarian | Sat 18 Dec | W | vs Fresno St | 40- | 17 |
(11-3) |