| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | OVERALL/CONFERENCE |
| Sep 4 | at Tulane* | W 37-13 | 1-0 / 1-0 |
| Sep 12 | at New Mexico | W 44-10 | 2-0 / 1-0 |
| Sep 19 | at Oklahoma | L 45-0 | 2-1 / 1-0 |
| Sep 26 | Sam Houston State | W 56-3 | 3-1 / 1-0 |
| Oct 3 | at Rice* | W 27-10 | 4-1 / 2-0 |
| Oct 14 | Boise State | L 28-21 | 4-2 / 2-0 |
| Oct 21 | at UTEP* | L 28-24 | 4-3 / 2-1 |
| Oct 31 | SMU* | L 27-13 | 4-4 / 2-2 |
| Nov 7 | Houston* | L 46-45 | 4-5 / 2-3 |
| Nov 15 | East Carolina* | L 44-17 | 4-6 / 2-4 |
| Nov 21 | at Southern Miss* | L 44-34 | 4-7 / 2-5 |
| Nov 27 | Memphis* | W 33-30 | 5-7 / 3-5 |