| Wk 1 | Thu 30 Aug | L | at Ball St | 26- | 37 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | L | Illinois St | 14- | 31 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | at Purdue | 16- | 54 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | at Michigan St | 7- | 23 |
(0-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | L | Kent St | 14- | 41 |
(0-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | L | Toledo | 47- | 52 |
(0-6) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | Army | 48- | 38 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | L | at Bowling Green | 3- | 24 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Thu 1 Nov | L | at Ohio | 14- | 45 |
(1-8) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | L | Central Michigan | 31- | 34 |
(1-9) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | W | at Western Michigan | 29- | 23 |
(2-9) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 23 Nov | L | Northern Illinois | 7- | 49 |
(2-10) |