| Wk 1 | Sat 31 Aug | W | Alcorn St | 38- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | L | at Mississippi St | 15- | 38 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | at Troy | 47- | 42 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | L | at Alabama | 7- | 49 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | W | UTEP | 31- | 13 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | W | North Texas | 45- | 27 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | L | at Louisiana Tech | 30- | 45 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | W | at Rice | 20- | 6 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 9 Nov | W | UAB | 37- | 2 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | W | at UTSA | 36- | 17 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | L | Western Kentucky | 10- | 28 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 30 Nov | L | at Florida Atlantic | 17- | 34 |
(7-5) | |
| Armed Forces | Sat 4 Jan | L | vs Tulane | 13- | 30 |
(7-6) |