| Wk 1 | Sun 5 Sep | L | at East Carolina | 49- | 51 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | W | Bowling Green | 33- | 20 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | L | at Oklahoma St | 28- | 65 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | W | Central Arkansas | 41- | 14 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | W | at Memphis | 48- | 7 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | L | at SMU | 18- | 21 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | W | Tulane | 52- | 24 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | W | at Notre Dame | 28- | 27 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | W | Rice | 64- | 27 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | W | at Houston | 28- | 25 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | W | UTEP | 31- | 28 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 27 Nov | W | Southern Miss | 56- | 50 |
(9-3) | |
| Sheraton Hawaii | Fri 24 Dec | W | vs Hawaii | 62- | 35 |
(10-3) |