| Wk 1 | Sun 31 Aug | L | at Tennessee | 7- | 38 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | W | Idaho St | 40- | 20 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | W | Wake Forest | 36- | 24 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | L | at Arkansas St | 14- | 21 | (OT) |
(2-2) |
| Wk 6 | Fri 3 Oct | W | at BYU | 35- | 20 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | W | Air Force | 34- | 16 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | L | at Colorado St | 13- | 16 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 25 Oct | W | UNLV | 34- | 20 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 1 Nov | W | at Hawaii | 35- | 14 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Fri 7 Nov | W | at Wyoming | 20- | 3 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | W | New Mexico | 28- | 21 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 21 Nov | W | San Jose St | 41- | 7 |
(9-3) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 29 Nov | L | at Boise St | 19- | 50 |
(9-4) | |
| New Mexico | Sat 20 Dec | W | vs UTEP | 21- | 6 |
(10-4) |