| Date | Rank | Opponent | Result | TV | Attendance | Opponent Record |
|---|
| September 4 | | Gardner-Webb (FCS) | W 30-25 |  | 15,089 | 4-7 (2-5) |
| September 11 | | at Florida Atlantic | L 6-38 | Stadium | 17,736 | 5-7 (3-5) |
| September 18 | | at #20 Arkansas | L 10-45 |  | 66,311 | 9-4 (4-4) |
| September 25 | | Louisiana | L 20-28 |  | 17,522 | 13-1 (9-0) |
| October 2 | | Arkansas State | W 59-33 | | 16,377 | 2-10 (1-7) |
| October 9 | | at Troy | L 24-27 | | 25,424 | 5-7 (3-5) |
| October 14 (Thu) | | at South Alabama | L 14-41 |  | 16,089 | 5-7 (2-6) |
| October 30 | | Georgia State | L 14-21 | | 17,843 | 8-5 (6-2) |
| November 6 | | #21 Coastal Carolina | L 8-28 | | 12,875 | 11-2 (6-2) |
| November 13 | | at Texas State | W 38-30 | | 15,896 | 4-8 (3-5) |
| November 20 | | #14 Brigham Young | L 17-34 | | 20,862 | 10-3 |
| November 27 | | at Appalachian State | L 3-27 | | 28,005 | 10-4 (7-2) |