| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 10- | 77 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | North Dakota | 27- | 26 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | L | Middle Tenn St | 21- | 41 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | at Memphis | 3- | 77 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | Eastern Michigan | 25- | 28 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | at Ohio | 24- | 30 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | at Toledo | 35- | 42 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | L | Miami-OH | 26- | 40 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Tue 1 Nov | L | at Northern Illinois | 20- | 45 |
(1-8) | |
| Wk 11 | Wed 9 Nov | W | at Akron | 38- | 28 |
(2-8) | |
| Wk 12 | Tue 15 Nov | W | Kent St | 42- | 7 |
(3-8) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 25 Nov | W | Buffalo | 27- | 19 |
(4-8) |