| Date | Rank | Opponent | Result | TV | Attendance | Opponent Record |
|---|
| August 31 | #1 | at #17 Auburn (I-A) | L 17-32 | | 79,124 | 5-6 (2-5) |
| September 7 | #1 | Savannah State (D-II) | W 29-6 | WJCL | 14,312 | 7-4 (4-3) |
| September 14 | #1 | at UL-Monroe | L 13-21 | SportSouth | 16,281 | 7-3-1 (4-2-1) |
| September 21 | #9 | at Florida A&M | W 28-21 | | 12,525 | 6-5 (3-3) |
| October 5 | #6 | at #3 Eastern Kentucky | L 6-10 | SportSouth | 16,200 | 12-2 (7-0) |
| October 12 | | Western Carolina | W 44-6 | | 19,190 | 2-9 (2-5) |
| October 19 | | at #10 James Madison | W 24-21 | | 12,119 | 9-4 |
| October 26 | | UCF | W 20-6 | SportSouth | 19,063 | 6-5 |
| November 2 | #20 | Youngstown State | L 17-19 | SportSouth | 16,461 | 12-3 |
| November 16 | | Troy (D-II) | W 19-12 | | 18,590 | 5-6 |
| November 23 | | Nicholls State | W 40-6 | | 14,493 | 4-7 (2-5) |