| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | OVERALL/CONFERENCE |
| Aug 31 | Stephen F Austin | W 45-7 | 1-0 |
| Sep 9 | at Brigham Young University | L 49-24 | 1-1 |
| Sep 16 | North Texas | W 28-3 | 2-1 |
| Sep 23 | at Navy | W 24-23 1OT | 3-1 |
| Oct 3 | Southern Miss* | W 20-6 | 4-1 / 1-0 |
| Oct 14 | at East Carolina* | W 31-10 | 5-1 / 2-0 |
| Oct 21 | at Memphis* | W 35-14 | 6-1 / 3-0 |
| Oct 27 | UTEP* | W 30-20 | 7-1 / 4-0 |
| Nov 4 | at Houston* | L 27-10 | 7-2 / 4-1 |
| Nov 11 | Rice* | L 41-38 | 7-3 / 4-2 |
| Nov 18 | at SMU* | L 34-24 | 7-4 / 4-3 |
| Nov 25 | Tulane* | W 38-3 | 8-4 / 5-3 |
| Dec 23 | Utah Armed Forces Bowl | L 25-13 | 8-5 / 5-3 |