| Wk 1 | Sat 1 Sep | W | at South Alabama | 30- | 26 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | W | Southern U | 54- | 17 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | at LSU | 21- | 38 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | W | at North Texas | 29- | 27 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | L | UAB | 7- | 28 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | at UTSA | 31- | 3 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | UTEP | 31- | 24 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Fri 26 Oct | W | at Florida Atlantic | 21- | 13 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | L | at Mississippi St | 3- | 45 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | Rice | 28- | 13 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | at Southern Miss | 20- | 21 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 24 Nov | L | Western Kentucky | 15- | 30 |
(7-5) | |
| Hawaii | Sat 22 Dec | W | vs Hawaii | 31- | 14 |
(8-5) |