| Wk 1 | Sat 30 Aug | W | Colgate | 30- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | L | at Iowa | 13- | 17 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | L | Indiana St | 20- | 27 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | L | at Toledo | 23- | 34 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 4 Oct | L | at Army | 24- | 33 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | L | Western Michigan | 38- | 42 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | W | at Central Michigan | 32- | 29 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 25 Oct | W | Akron | 35- | 21 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Wed 5 Nov | L | Northern Illinois | 21- | 35 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 12 Nov | L | at UMass | 10- | 24 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | W | Eastern Michigan | 45- | 30 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 28 Nov | W | at Bowling Green | 41- | 24 |
(5-7) |