| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | L | at Marshall | 26- | 31 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | W | Austin Peay | 31- | 10 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | L | Cincinnati | 17- | 21 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | W | at Central Michigan | 31- | 14 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | L | at Notre Dame | 17- | 52 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | L | Bowling Green | 29- | 37 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | at Kent St | 14- | 17 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | W | Buffalo | 24- | 14 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Tue 31 Oct | L | at Ohio | 28- | 45 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Tue 7 Nov | W | Akron | 24- | 14 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 15 Nov | L | Eastern Michigan | 24- | 27 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 13 | Tue 21 Nov | W | at Ball St | 28- | 7 |
(5-7) |