| 1 | Thu Aug 28 | vs Wyoming | L0-10 | 0-1 | .000 | InfoCision Stadium · Akron, OH |
| 2 | Sat Sep 6 | atNebraska | L0-68 | 0-2 | .000 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 3 | Sat Sep 13 | atUAB | L28-31 | 0-3 | .000 | Legion Field (AL) · Birmingham, AL |
| 4 | Sat Sep 20 | vsDuquesne | W51-7 | 1-3 | .250 | InfoCision Stadium · Akron, OH |
| 5 | Sat Sep 27 | atToledo | L3-45 | 1-4 | .200 | Glass Bowl · Toledo, OH |
| 6 | Sat Oct 4 | vsC Michigan | W28-22 | 2-4 | .333 | InfoCision Stadium · Akron, OH |
| 7 | Sat Oct 11 | vsMiami OH | L7-20 | 2-5 | .286 | InfoCision Stadium · Akron, OH |
| 8 | Sat Oct 18 | atBall State | L28-42 | 2-6 | .250 | Scheumann Stadium · Muncie, IN |
