| Date | Rank | Opponent | Result | TV | Attendance | Opponent Record |
|---|
| August 30 | | at Fresno State | L 14-42 |  | 36,801 | 8-4 (5-3) |
| September 6 | | at USC | L 20-59 | | 66,514 | 9-3 (7-2) |
| September 13 | | Jacksonville State | W 41-34 |  | 24,585 | 8-4 (7-1) |
| September 20 | | Maine (FCS) | W 45-17 | | 23,217 | 6-6 (5-3) |
| September 27 | | at James Madison | L 10-35 | | 25,029 | 11-1 (8-0) |
| October 9 (Thu) | | Southern Mississippi | L 35-38 |  | 20,032 | 7-5 (5-3) |
| October 18 | | Georgia State | W 41-24 | | 25,428 | 1-11 (0-8) |
| October 25 | | at Arkansas State | L 24-34 | | 16,341 | 6-6 (5-3) |
| November 6 (Thu) | | at Appalachian State | W 25-23 | | 31,876 | 5-7 (2-6) |
| November 15 | | Coastal Carolina | W 45-40 | | 22,738 | 6-6 (5-3) |
| November 22 | | Old Dominion | L 10-45 | | 19,247 | 9-3 (6-2) |
| November 29 | | at Marshall | W 24-19 | | 21,524 | 5-7 (3-5) |