| Wk 1 | Sat 1 Sep | W | at Penn St | 24- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | W | New Mexico St | 51- | 24 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | W | at Marshall | 27- | 24 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | W | Norfolk St | 44- | 10 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | W | at UMass | 37- | 34 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | Buffalo | 38- | 31 |
(6-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | Akron | 34- | 28 |
(7-0) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | L | at Miami-OH | 20- | 23 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Thu 1 Nov | W | Eastern Michigan | 45- | 14 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Wed 7 Nov | L | Bowling Green | 14- | 26 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 14 Nov | L | at Ball St | 27- | 52 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 23 Nov | L | at Kent St | 6- | 28 |
(8-4) | |
| Independence | Fri 28 Dec | W | vs UL-Monroe | 45- | 14 |
(9-4) |