| Wk 1 | Thu 1 Sep | W | New Hampshire | 58- | 22 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 22- | 27 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Fri 16 Sep | L | Boise St | 15- | 40 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | at Syracuse | 30- | 33 | (OT) |
(1-3) |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | at Temple | 36- | 13 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | Eastern Michigan | 54- | 16 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | at Bowling Green | 28- | 21 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | Miami-OH | 49- | 28 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Tue 1 Nov | L | Northern Illinois | 60- | 63 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Tue 8 Nov | W | Western Michigan | 66- | 63 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Fri 18 Nov | W | at Central Michigan | 44- | 17 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 25 Nov | W | at Ball St | 45- | 28 |
(8-4) | |
| Military | Wed 28 Dec | W | vs Air Force | 42- | 41 |
(9-4) |