| Wk 1 | Sat 4 Sep | W | South Dakota | 38- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | L | North Carolina St | 21- | 28 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | W | at Buffalo | 24- | 10 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at Kansas St | 13- | 17 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Wed 6 Oct | W | UAB | 42- | 7 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Wed 13 Oct | W | at Marshall | 35- | 14 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | W | Rice | 41- | 14 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | W | East Carolina | 49- | 35 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Fri 5 Nov | W | at Houston | 40- | 33 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | L | Southern Miss | 21- | 31 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | W | at Tulane | 61- | 14 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 27 Nov | W | at Memphis | 37- | 17 |
(9-3) | |
| CUSAchp | Sat 4 Dec | W | vs SMU | 17- | 7 |
(10-3) | |
| Liberty | Fri 31 Dec | W | vs Georgia | 10- | 6 |
(11-3) |