| Wk 1 | Thu 30 Aug | W | Eastern Michigan | 37- | 26 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | L | at Clemson | 27- | 52 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | W | at Indiana | 41- | 39 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | W | South Florida | 31- | 27 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | at Kent St | 43- | 45 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | L | Northern Illinois | 23- | 35 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | Western Michigan | 30- | 24 | (OT) |
(4-3) |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | at Central Michigan | 41- | 30 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | at Army | 30- | 22 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Tue 6 Nov | W | at Toledo | 34- | 27 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 14 Nov | W | Ohio | 52- | 27 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 23 Nov | W | at Miami-OH | 31- | 24 |
(9-3) | |
| St Petersburg | Fri 21 Dec | L | vs UCF | 17- | 38 |
(9-4) |