| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | L | at Oklahoma | 14- | 47 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | at Tulane | 31- | 3 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | L | Oklahoma St | 33- | 59 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | at Boise St | 21- | 41 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | North Texas | 41- | 24 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | UAB | 37- | 20 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | at Rice | 38- | 20 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | SMU | 38- | 7 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Thu 3 Nov | W | at UCF | 24- | 17 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | W | Marshall | 59- | 17 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | at UTEP | 57- | 28 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 25 Nov | L | Houston | 16- | 48 |
(8-4) | |
| Armed Forces | Fri 30 Dec | L | vs BYU | 21- | 24 |
(8-5) |