| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | L | North Carolina St | 20- | 21 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | Old Dominion | 39- | 21 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | Campbell | 49- | 10 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | Navy | 20- | 23 | (2OT) |
(2-2) |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | at South Florida | 48- | 28 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | at Tulane | 9- | 24 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | Memphis | 47- | 45 | (4OT) |
(4-3) |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | UCF | 34- | 13 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Fri 28 Oct | W | at BYU | 27- | 24 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Fri 11 Nov | L | at Cincinnati | 25- | 27 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | L | Houston | 3- | 42 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | W | at Temple | 49- | 46 |
(7-5) | |
| Birmingham | Tue 27 Dec | W | vs Coastal Carolina | 53- | 29 |
(8-5) |