| Wk 1 | Thu 30 Aug | W | Towson | 41- | 21 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | L | at Kentucky | 14- | 47 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Wed 19 Sep | W | at Buffalo | 23- | 7 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | W | Ball St | 45- | 43 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | at Eastern Michigan | 41- | 14 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | at Army | 31- | 17 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | Western Michigan | 41- | 24 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | at Rutgers | 35- | 23 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | Akron | 35- | 24 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | at Miami-OH | 48- | 32 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | W | at Bowling Green | 31- | 24 |
(10-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 23 Nov | W | Ohio | 28- | 6 |
(11-1) | |
| MACchp | Fri 30 Nov | L | vs Northern Illinois | 37- | 44 | (2OT) |
(11-2) |
| GoDaddy.com | Sun 6 Jan | L | vs Arkansas St | 13- | 17 |
(11-3) |