| Date | Rank | Opponent | Result | TV | Attendance | Opponent Record |
|---|
| August 30 | | at NC State | L 23-24 |  | 54,273 | 8-5 (3-5) |
| September 6 | | Savannah State (FCS) | W 83-9 |  | 23,121 | 0-11 (0-8) |
| September 13 | | at Georgia Tech | L 38-42 | | 53,173 | 11-3 (6-3) |
| September 20 | | at South Alabama | W 28-6 | | 11,348 | 6-7 (5-3) |
| September 25 (Thu) | | Appalachian State | W 34-14 |  | 24,535 | 7-5 (6-2) |
| October 4 | | at New Mexico State | W 36-28 | | 10,256 | 2-10 (1-7) |
| October 11 | | Idaho | W 47-24 | | 23,250 | 1-10 (1-7) |
| October 25 | | at Georgia State | W 69-31 | | 28,247 | 1-11 (0-8) |
| October 30 (Thu) | | Troy | W 42-10 | | 18,321 | 3-9 (3-5) |
| November 8 | | at Texas State | W 28-25 | | 16,772 | 7-5 (5-3) |
| November 15 | | at Navy | L 19-52 |  | 33,894 | 8-5 |
| November 29 | | UL-Monroe | W 22-16 | | 16,283 | 4-8 (3-5) |