| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | Fordham | 35- | 3 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | at Vanderbilt | 21- | 24 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Fri 16 Sep | L | Iowa St | 20- | 24 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | at Buffalo | 17- | 3 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | Western Michigan | 31- | 38 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | at West Virginia | 16- | 43 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | South Florida | 16- | 10 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Wed 26 Oct | L | at Pittsburgh | 20- | 35 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | W | Syracuse | 28- | 21 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | L | Louisville | 20- | 34 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | W | Rutgers | 40- | 22 |
(5-6) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 3 Dec | L | at Cincinnati | 27- | 35 |
(5-7) |