| Wk 1 | Thu 1 Sep | W | North Texas | 41- | 16 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Fri 9 Sep | W | at Louisville | 24- | 17 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | UCF | 17- | 10 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | Louisiana | 31- | 36 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | Duke | 27- | 31 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | at Akron | 27- | 17 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Tue 18 Oct | L | at Arkansas St | 16- | 34 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Tue 25 Oct | W | Troy | 23- | 20 | (OT) |
(5-3) |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | at Western Kentucky | 9- | 10 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | W | Florida Atlantic | 41- | 7 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | at UL-Monroe | 28- | 17 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | W | at Middle Tenn St | 31- | 18 |
(8-4) | |
| St Petersburg | Tue 20 Dec | L | vs Marshall | 10- | 20 |
(8-5) |