| Wk 1 | Fri 4 Sep | L | Michigan St | 24- | 37 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | L | at Georgia Southern | 17- | 43 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | W | Murray St | 52- | 20 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 12- | 38 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | W | Central Michigan | 41- | 39 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | W | at Ohio | 49- | 14 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 24 Oct | W | Miami-OH | 35- | 13 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Thu 29 Oct | W | at Eastern Michigan | 58- | 28 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Thu 5 Nov | W | Ball St | 54- | 7 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Wed 11 Nov | L | Bowling Green | 27- | 41 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 18 Nov | L | at Northern Illinois | 19- | 27 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 27 Nov | W | at Toledo | 35- | 30 |
(7-5) | |
| Bahamas | Thu 24 Dec | W | vs Middle Tenn St | 45- | 31 |
(8-5) |