| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | OVERALL/CONFERENCE |
| Sep 5 | Georgia | W 24-10 | 1-0 |
| Sep 12 | Houston | L 45-35 | 1-1 |
| Sep 19 | Rice | W 41-24 | 2-1 |
| Sep 26 | Grambling State | W 56-6 | 3-1 |
| Oct 10 | at Texas A&M* | W 36-31 | 4-1 / 1-0 |
| Oct 17 | Missouri* | W 33-17 | 5-1 / 2-0 |
| Oct 24 | at Baylor* | W 34-7 | 6-1 / 3-0 |
| Oct 31 | Texas* | L 41-14 | 6-2 / 3-1 |
| Nov 7 | at Iowa State* | W 34-8 | 7-2 / 4-1 |
| Nov 14 | Texas Tech* | W 24-17 | 8-2 / 5-1 |
| Nov 19 | Colorado* | W 31-28 | 9-2 / 6-1 |
| Nov 28 | at Oklahoma* | L 27-0 | 9-3 / 6-2 |
| Jan 2 | Ole Miss Cotton Bowl |