| Wk 1 | Sat 4 Sep | W | Norfolk St | 49- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at Notre Dame | 29- | 32 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | L | Colorado St | 6- | 22 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | W | at Ball St | 22- | 12 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | W | at UMass | 45- | 7 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | L | Northern Illinois | 20- | 22 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | L | at Central Michigan | 23- | 26 | (OT) |
(3-4) |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | W | Western Michigan | 34- | 15 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Tue 2 Nov | L | Eastern Michigan | 49- | 52 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Wed 10 Nov | W | at Bowling Green | 49- | 17 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Tue 16 Nov | W | at Ohio | 35- | 23 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 27 Nov | W | Akron | 49- | 14 |
(7-5) | |
| Bahamas | Fri 17 Dec | L | vs Middle Tenn St | 24- | 31 |
(7-6) |