| Date | Rank | Opponent | Result | TV | Attendance | Opponent Record |
|---|
| September 9 | #13 | Central Connecticut | L 13-17 | CSS | 20,178 | 8-3 (4-3) |
| September 16 | #24 | Coastal Carolina | W 38-21 | | 17,303 | 9-3 (4-0) |
| September 23 | #19 | at Chattanooga | L 26-27 | | 8,228 | 3-8 (2-5) |
| September 30 | | at #24 Western Carolina | W 24-14 | | 10,483 | 2-9 (0-7) |
| October 7 | #21 | #11 North Dakota State | L 14-34 | | 13,892 | 10-1 (4-0) |
| October 14 | | Elon | W 28-21 | | 14,825 | 5-6 (2-5) |
| October 21 | | #1 Appalachian State | L 20-27 (2 OT) | | 19,438 | 14-1 (7-0) |
| October 28 | | at The Citadel | L 21-24 | | 12,129 | 5-6 (4-3) |
| November 4 | | Wofford | L 10-28 | | 12,486 | 7-4 (5-2) |
| November 11 | | at #10 Furman | L 10-13 | | 13,287 | 8-4 (6-1) |
| November 18 | | Central Arkansas (D-II) | L 31-34 (OT) | | 11,159 | 8-3 |