| Wk 1 | Thu 28 Aug | L | at Rutgers | 31- | 34 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | W | West Virginia | 17- | 10 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 9- | 37 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | Gardner-Webb | 52- | 35 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | W | Bowling Green | 35- | 20 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 4 Oct | L | at Ball St | 14- | 20 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | W | Northern Illinois | 48- | 21 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 25 Oct | W | at Eastern Michigan | 28- | 21 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Tue 4 Nov | W | Miami-OH | 24- | 20 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Tue 11 Nov | L | at Western Michigan | 13- | 17 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Tue 18 Nov | W | UMass | 42- | 14 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 28 Nov | W | at Buffalo | 31- | 26 |
(8-4) | |
| Frisco | Tue 23 Dec | W | vs UNLV | 17- | 10 |
(9-4) |