| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | at UTSA | 37- | 35 | (3OT) |
(1-0) |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | at Texas Tech | 30- | 33 | (OT) |
(1-1) |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | L | Kansas | 30- | 48 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | Rice | 34- | 27 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Fri 30 Sep | L | Tulane | 24- | 27 | (OT) |
(2-3) |
| Wk 6 | Fri 7 Oct | W | at Memphis | 33- | 32 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | at Navy | 38- | 20 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | South Florida | 42- | 27 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | at SMU | 63- | 77 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | W | Temple | 43- | 36 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | at East Carolina | 42- | 3 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | L | Tulsa | 30- | 37 |
(7-5) | |
| Independence | Fri 23 Dec | W | vs Louisiana | 23- | 16 |
(8-5) |