| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | vs Missouri St | W42-34 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Scheumann Stadium · Muncie, IN |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | at #10Miami | L0-62 | 1-1 | .500 | Hard Rock Stadium · Miami Gardens, FL |
| 4 | Sat Sep 21 | at C Michigan | L34-37 | 1-2 | .333 | Kelly/Shorts Stadium · Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | at JMU | L7-63 | 1-3 | .250 | Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field · Harrisonburg, VA |
| 6 | Sat Oct 5 | vs W Michigan | L42-45 | 1-4 | .200 | Scheumann Stadium · Muncie, IN |
| 7 | Sat Oct 12 | at Kent State | W37-35 | 2-4 | .333 | Dix Stadium · Kent, OH |
| 8 | Sat Oct 19 | at Vanderbilt | L14-24 | 2-5 | .286 | FirstBank Stadium · Nashville, TN |
| 9 | Sat Oct 26 | vs N Illinois | W25-23 | 3-5 | .375 | Scheumann Stadium · Muncie, IN |
| 11 | Tue Nov 5 | vs Miami OH | L21-27 | 3-6 | .333 | Scheumann Stadium · Muncie, IN |
| 12 | Tue Nov 12 | at Buffalo | L48-51 (OT) | 3-7 | .300 | UB Stadium · Buffalo, NY |
| 13 | Sat Nov 23 | vs Bowling Green | L13-38 | 3-8 | .273 | Scheumann Stadium · Muncie, IN |
| 14 | Fri Nov 29 | at Ohio | L21-42 | 3-9 | .250 | Peden Stadium · Athens, OH |
