| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | L | at Southern Miss | 17- | 19 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | Central Arkansas | 48- | 42 | (OT) |
(1-1) |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | L | Houston | 34- | 35 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | at Mississippi St | 20- | 26 | (OT) |
(1-3) |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | Hawaii | 26- | 44 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | at Idaho | 24- | 11 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | at Utah St | 24- | 17 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | San Jose St | 38- | 28 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | W | at Fresno St | 41- | 21 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | W | at Ole Miss | 27- | 7 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | at Nevada | 24- | 20 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | W | New Mexico St | 44- | 0 |
(8-4) | |
| Poinsettia | Wed 21 Dec | L | vs TCU | 24- | 31 |
(8-5) |