| Wk 1 | Fri 2 Sep | W | Eastern Kentucky | 42- | 34 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | at Louisiana | 21- | 49 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | at Arizona St | 30- | 21 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | Buffalo | 31- | 50 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | UMass | 20- | 13 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | at Western Michigan | 45- | 23 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | Northern Illinois | 10- | 39 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | at Ball St | 20- | 16 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | L | Toledo | 24- | 27 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Tue 8 Nov | W | at Akron | 34- | 28 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 16 Nov | W | at Kent St | 31- | 24 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 25 Nov | W | Central Michigan | 38- | 19 |
(8-4) | |
| Idaho Potato | Tue 20 Dec | W | vs San Jose St | 41- | 27 |
(9-4) |