| Wk 1 | Sat 30 Aug | L | at Texas St | 27- | 52 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | L | Long Island | 23- | 28 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | L | at Kentucky | 23- | 48 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | Louisiana | 34- | 31 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | L | at Central Michigan | 13- | 24 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 4 Oct | L | at Buffalo | 30- | 31 | (OT) |
(1-5) |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | W | Northern Illinois | 16- | 10 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | L | at Miami-OH | 30- | 44 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 25 Oct | L | Ohio | 21- | 28 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 8 Nov | W | Bowling Green | 27- | 21 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | W | at Ball St | 24- | 9 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 14 | Tue 25 Nov | L | Western Michigan | 21- | 31 |
(4-8) |