| Wk 1 | Thu 29 Aug | W | Western Carolina | 45- | 24 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | L | at North Carolina | 20- | 40 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | Memphis | 17- | 15 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | W | at Florida Atlantic | 42- | 35 | (OT) |
(3-1) |
| Wk 5 | Fri 27 Sep | L | at BYU | 10- | 37 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | L | East Carolina | 17- | 24 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | L | at North Texas | 7- | 34 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Thu 24 Oct | W | Marshall | 51- | 49 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | W | at UAB | 24- | 21 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 9 Nov | W | Florida Intl | 48- | 0 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | W | at Southern Miss | 42- | 21 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 30 Nov | W | UTEP | 48- | 17 |
(8-4) | |
| Armed Forces | Mon 30 Dec | L | vs Navy | 6- | 24 |
(8-5) |