| 1 | Fri Aug 29 | at Charlotte | W34-11 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC |
| 2 | Sat Sep 6 | vsLindenwood | W20-13 | 2-0 | 1.000 | Kidd Brewer Stadium · Boone, NC |
| 3 | Sat Sep 13 | atSouthern Miss | L22-38 | 2-1 | .667 | M. M. Roberts Stadium · Hattiesburg, MS |
| 4 | Sat Sep 27 | atBoise St | L14-47 | 2-2 | .500 | Albertsons Stadium · Boise, ID |
| 5 | Sat Oct 4 | vsOregon St | W27-23 | 3-2 | .600 | Kidd Brewer Stadium · Boone, NC |
| 6 | Sat Oct 11 | atGeorgia St | W41-20 | 4-2 | .667 | Center Parc Stadium · Atlanta, GA |
| 7 | Sat Oct 18 | vsCoast Car | L37-45 | 4-3 | .571 | Kidd Brewer Stadium · Boone, NC |
| 8 | Sat Oct 25 | atOld Dominion | L21-24 | 4-4 | .500 | S.B. Ballard Stadium · Norfolk, VA |
| 9 | Thu Nov 6 | vsGeorgia So | L23-25 | 4-5 | .444 | Kidd Brewer Stadium · Boone, NC |
| 10 | Sat Nov 15 | atJMU | L10-58 | 4-6 | .400 | Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field · Harrisonburg, VA |
| 11 | Sat Nov 22 | vsMarshall | W26-24 | 5-6 | .455 | Kidd Brewer Stadium · Boone, NC |
| 12 | Sat Nov 29 | vsArkansas St | L29-30 | 5-7 | .417 | Kidd Brewer Stadium · Boone, NC |
