| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | L | at Temple | 21- | 24 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | W | Morgan St | 24- | 21 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | L | at Kentucky | 3- | 35 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | L | at Indiana | 27- | 29 | (4OT) |
(1-3) |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | L | Buffalo | 10- | 13 | (OT) |
(1-4) |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | L | Northern Illinois | 14- | 55 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | at Central Michigan | 10- | 17 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | L | at Bowling Green | 14- | 41 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Wed 1 Nov | W | Kent St | 31- | 27 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Wed 8 Nov | L | at Miami-OH | 0- | 19 |
(2-8) | |
| Wk 12 | Tue 14 Nov | L | at Eastern Michigan | 27- | 30 | (2OT) |
(2-9) |
| Wk 13 | Fri 24 Nov | L | Ohio | 14- | 25 |
(2-10) |