| Date | Rank | Opponent | Result | TV | Attendance | Opponent Record |
|---|
| September 3 | | Savannah State (FCS) | W 54-0 |  | 21,250 | 3-7 (3-5) |
| September 10 | | at South Alabama | W 24-9 |  | 17,691 | 6-7 (2-6) |
| September 17 | | UL-Monroe | W 23-21 | | 25,735 | 4-8 (3-5) |
| September 24 | | at Western Michigan | L 31-49 | | 17,208 | 13-1 (9-0) |
| October 5 (Wed) | | at Arkansas State | L 26-27 |  | 19,381 | 8-5 (7-1) |
| October 15 | | at Georgia Tech | L 24-35 |  | 47,609 | 9-4 (4-4) |
| October 22 | | at New Mexico State | W 22-19 | | 10,085 | 3-9 (2-6) |
| October 27 (Thu) | | Appalachian State | L 10-34 |  | 23,474 | 10-3 (7-1) |
| November 5 | | at Ole Miss | L 27-37 | | 60,263 | 5-7 (2-6) |
| November 10 (Thu) | | Louisiana | L 26-33 | | 16,786 | 6-7 (5-3) |
| November 19 | | at Georgia State | L 24-30 | | 23,513 | 3-9 (2-6) |
| December 3 | | Troy | W 28-24 | | 16,850 | 10-3 (6-2) |