| Wk 1 | Thu 1 Sep | W | St Francis-PA | 30- | 23 | (OT) |
(1-0) |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | at Michigan St | 0- | 52 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | L | at Tennessee | 6- | 63 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | at Liberty | 12- | 21 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | Bowling Green | 28- | 31 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | at Ohio | 34- | 55 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | Central Michigan | 21- | 28 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | L | at Kent St | 27- | 33 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | L | Miami-OH | 9- | 27 |
(1-8) | |
| Wk 11 | Tue 8 Nov | L | Eastern Michigan | 28- | 34 |
(1-9) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | W | at Northern Illinois | 44- | 12 |
(2-9) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 2 Dec | L | at Buffalo | 22- | 23 |
(2-10) |