| Wk 1 | Fri 1 Sep | W | at Florida Atlantic | 42- | 19 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | W | Tulane | 23- | 21 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | W | Cincinnati | 42- | 32 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | W | at Tulsa | 31- | 21 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | W | Air Force | 48- | 45 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | at Memphis | 27- | 30 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | L | UCF | 21- | 31 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Thu 2 Nov | L | at Temple | 26- | 34 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | W | SMU | 43- | 40 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | L | at Notre Dame | 17- | 24 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 24 Nov | L | at Houston | 14- | 24 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 15 | Sat 9 Dec | L | Army | 13- | 14 |
(6-6) | |
| Military | Thu 28 Dec | W | vs Virginia | 49- | 7 |
(7-6) |