| Wk 1 | Sat 31 Aug | L | at Arkansas | 14- | 34 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | L | at Kansas St | 27- | 48 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | Nicholls St | 70- | 7 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | W | at Akron | 35- | 30 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | W | Texas St | 48- | 24 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Tue 15 Oct | W | at Western Kentucky | 37- | 20 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Tue 22 Oct | W | at Arkansas St | 23- | 7 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | W | New Mexico St | 49- | 35 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Thu 7 Nov | W | Troy | 41- | 36 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | W | at Georgia St | 35- | 21 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 30 Nov | L | UL-Monroe | 28- | 31 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 15 | Sat 7 Dec | L | at South Alabama | 8- | 30 |
(8-4) | |
| New Orleans | Sat 21 Dec | W | vs Tulane | 24- | 21 |
(9-4) |