| Wk 1 | Sat 31 Aug | W | Monmouth | 48- | 13 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | L | at Michigan St | 17- | 51 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | Georgia St | 57- | 10 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | L | at Syracuse | 33- | 52 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | W | Central Michigan | 31- | 15 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | L | at Toledo | 24- | 31 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | W | Miami-OH | 38- | 16 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | L | at Eastern Michigan | 27- | 34 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | W | Bowling Green | 49- | 10 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Tue 5 Nov | W | Ball St | 35- | 31 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Tue 12 Nov | W | at Ohio | 37- | 34 | (OT) |
(7-4) |
| Wk 14 | Tue 26 Nov | L | at Northern Illinois | 14- | 17 |
(7-5) | |
| First Responder | Mon 30 Dec | L | vs Western Kentucky | 20- | 23 |
(7-6) |