| Wk 1 | Sat 31 Aug | L | at Iowa | 14- | 38 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | W | Tennessee Tech | 48- | 17 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | L | at Cincinnati | 13- | 35 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 5- | 76 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | W | Buffalo | 34- | 20 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | L | at Western Michigan | 16- | 38 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | W | Northern Illinois | 27- | 24 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | W | at Kent St | 23- | 16 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Wed 6 Nov | W | at Ohio | 24- | 21 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 13 Nov | W | Bowling Green | 44- | 3 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Wed 20 Nov | W | Akron | 20- | 17 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 29 Nov | L | at Ball St | 27- | 41 |
(7-5) | |
| MACchp | Sat 7 Dec | W | vs Central Michigan | 26- | 21 |
(8-5) | |
| LendingTree | Mon 6 Jan | L | vs Louisiana | 17- | 27 |
(8-6) |