| Wk 1 | Sat 1 Sep | L | at Illinois | 7- | 24 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | W | Eastern Illinois | 52- | 21 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | at Minnesota | 23- | 28 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | W | UConn | 30- | 24 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | Toledo | 17- | 37 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | UMass | 52- | 14 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | L | at Ball St | 24- | 30 | (OT) |
(3-4) |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | L | at Kent St | 24- | 41 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | L | Northern Illinois | 34- | 48 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | at Central Michigan | 42- | 31 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | L | at Buffalo | 24- | 29 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | Eastern Michigan | 23- | 29 |
(4-8) |