| Wk 1 | Fri 30 Aug | L | at Michigan St | 13- | 26 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | L | Nicholls St | 23- | 27 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | L | at Northwestern | 17- | 38 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | L | at Iowa | 3- | 59 |
(0-4) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | L | Kent St | 14- | 32 |
(0-5) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | L | at Toledo | 20- | 47 |
(0-6) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | L | Buffalo | 0- | 33 |
(0-7) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | L | Ball St | 17- | 38 |
(0-8) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | W | at UMass | 31- | 30 |
(1-8) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 9 Nov | L | at Eastern Michigan | 32- | 35 | (OT) |
(1-9) |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | L | Central Michigan | 22- | 27 |
(1-10) | |
| Wk 14 | Tue 26 Nov | L | at Northern Illinois | 14- | 33 |
(1-11) |