| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | W | Grambling | 43- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | L | at Navy | 21- | 23 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | L | at Oklahoma | 14- | 56 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | W | Army | 21- | 17 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | W | Tulsa | 62- | 28 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | at Florida Intl | 10- | 23 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | L | South Florida | 28- | 34 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Fri 27 Oct | L | at Memphis | 26- | 56 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | L | Cincinnati | 16- | 17 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | W | at East Carolina | 31- | 24 | (OT) |
(4-6) |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Houston | 20- | 17 |
(5-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 25 Nov | L | at SMU | 38- | 41 |
(5-7) |