| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | at #2Ohio State | L6-52 | 0-1 | .000 | Ohio Stadium · Columbus, OH |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | at Rutgers | L17-49 | 0-2 | .000 | HighPoint.com Stadium · Piscataway, NJ |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | vs Colgate | W31-20 | 1-2 | .333 | InfoCision Stadium · Akron, OH |
| 4 | Sat Sep 21 | at South Carolina | L7-50 | 1-3 | .250 | Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia, SC |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | at Ohio | L10-30 | 1-4 | .200 | Peden Stadium · Athens, OH |
| 6 | Sat Oct 5 | vs Bowling Green | L20-27 | 1-5 | .167 | InfoCision Stadium · Akron, OH |
| 7 | Sat Oct 12 | at W Michigan | L24-34 | 1-6 | .143 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 9 | Sat Oct 26 | vs E Michigan | W25-21 | 2-6 | .250 | InfoCision Stadium · Akron, OH |
| 10 | Sat Nov 2 | vs Buffalo | L30-41 | 2-7 | .222 | InfoCision Stadium · Akron, OH |
| 12 | Wed Nov 13 | at N Illinois | L16-29 | 2-8 | .200 | Huskie Stadium · Dekalb, IL |
| 13 | Tue Nov 19 | at Kent State | W38-17 | 3-8 | .273 | Dix Stadium · Kent, OH |
| 14 | Tue Nov 26 | vs Toledo | W21-14 (OT) | 4-8 | .333 | InfoCision Stadium · Akron, OH |
