| Date | Rank | Opponent | Result | TV | Attendance | Opponent Record |
|---|
| August 31 | | Boise State | L 45-56 |  | 24,134 | 9-1 (6-0) |
| September 7 | | at Nevada | W 20-17 | truTV | 16,245 | 3-8 (0-5) |
| September 14 | | South Carolina State (FCS) | W 42-14 |  | 21,617 | 8-2 (4-0) |
| September 21 | | at #5 Ole Miss | L 13-52 |  | 67,505 | 8-2 (4-2) |
| September 28 | | at Georgia State | W 38-21 | | 18,808 | 2-8 (0-6) |
| October 12 | | Marshall | W 24-23 | | 24,048 | 7-3 (5-1) |
| October 19 | | James Madison | W 28-14 | | 20,153 | 8-2 (4-2) |
| October 24 (Thu) | | at Old Dominion | L 19-47 |  | 18,281 | 4-6 (3-3) |
| November 2 | | at South Alabama | W 34-30 | | 19,667 | 5-5 (4-2) |
| November 16 | | Troy | L 20-28 | | 21,762 | 3-7 (2-4) |
| November 23 | | at Coastal Carolina | 3:30 PM | | | 5-5 (2-4) |
| November 30 | | Appalachian State | 6:00 PM | | | 4-5 (2-4) |