| Wk 1 | Thu 3 Sep | L | at Illinois | 23- | 42 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | W | UL-Monroe | 26- | 20 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | L | at Louisiana | 14- | 21 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Fri 25 Sep | W | Navy | 24- | 20 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | W | Samford | 33- | 14 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | L | at Memphis | 13- | 38 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Thu 15 Oct | W | East Carolina | 30- | 17 | (OT) |
(4-3) |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | at South Florida |
| ||||
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | Charlotte |
| ||||
| Wk 11 | Sat 14 Nov | at Temple |
| ||||
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | UTSA |
| ||||
| Wk 13 | Sat 28 Nov | at North Texas |
|