| Wk 1 | Thu 1 Sep | W | Eastern Illinois | 34- | 27 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | at Tulsa | 35- | 38 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | L | Vanderbilt | 28- | 38 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | at Kentucky | 23- | 31 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | at Ball St | 38- | 44 | (2OT) |
(1-4) |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | Toledo | 32- | 52 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | at Eastern Michigan | 39- | 10 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | L | at Ohio | 17- | 24 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Wed 2 Nov | L | Central Michigan | 22- | 35 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Wed 9 Nov | W | at Western Michigan | 24- | 21 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Wed 16 Nov | L | Miami-OH | 23- | 29 |
(3-8) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | L | Akron | 12- | 44 |
(3-9) |