| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | vs JMU | L7-30 | 0-1 | .000 | Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | at UNC | L20-38 | 0-2 | .000 | Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | vs Gardner-Webb | W27-26 | 1-2 | .333 | Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC |
| 4 | Sat Sep 21 | at Indiana | L14-52 | 1-3 | .250 | Memorial Stadium · Bloomington, IN |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | at Rice | W21-20 | 2-3 | .400 | Rice Stadium · Houston, TX |
| 6 | Sat Oct 5 | vs E Carolina | W55-24 | 3-3 | .500 | Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC |
| 8 | Sat Oct 19 | at #25Navy | L17-51 | 3-4 | .429 | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium · Annapolis, MD |
| 9 | Sat Oct 26 | at Memphis | L28-33 | 3-5 | .375 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium · Memphis, TN |
| 10 | Thu Oct 31 | vs Tulane | L3-34 | 3-6 | .333 | Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC |
| 12 | Sat Nov 16 | vs South Florida | L24-59 | 3-7 | .300 | Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC |
| 13 | Sat Nov 23 | at FAU | W39-27 | 4-7 | .364 | FAU Stadium · Boca Raton, FL |
| 14 | Sat Nov 30 | vs UAB | W29-27 | 5-7 | .417 | Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC |
