| Wk 1 | Thu 29 Aug | W | Liberty | 17- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | L | Bowling Green | 22- | 41 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | L | at LSU | 13- | 45 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | L | at Penn St | 0- | 34 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | W | at Western Michigan | 32- | 14 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | L | Northern Illinois | 24- | 38 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | L | at Ball St | 24- | 27 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | L | at South Alabama | 21- | 38 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | L | Buffalo | 21- | 41 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | L | at Akron | 7- | 16 |
(2-8) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 13 Nov | W | Miami-OH | 24- | 6 |
(3-8) | |
| Wk 13 | Tue 19 Nov | W | at Ohio | 44- | 13 |
(4-8) |