| 1 | Sat Aug 27 | at FAU | L13-43 | 0-1 | .000 | FAU Stadium · Boca Raton, FL |
| 2 | Fri Sep 2 | vsWilliam & Mary | L24-41 | 0-2 | .000 | Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC |
| 3 | Sat Sep 10 | vsMaryland | L21-56 | 0-3 | .000 | Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC |
| 4 | Sat Sep 17 | atGeorgia St | W42-41 | 1-3 | .250 | Center Parc Stadium · Atlanta, GA |
| 5 | Sat Sep 24 | atSouth Carolina | L20-56 | 1-4 | .200 | Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia, SC |
| 6 | Sat Oct 1 | vsUTEP | L35-41 | 1-5 | .167 | Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC |
| 7 | Sat Oct 15 | atUAB | L20-34 | 1-6 | .143 | Legion Field (AL) · Birmingham, AL |
| 8 | Sat Oct 22 | vsFIU | L15-34 | 1-7 | .125 | Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC |
| 9 | Sat Oct 29 | atRice | W56-23 | 2-7 | .222 | Rice Stadium · Houston, TX |
| 10 | Sat Nov 5 | vsWestern KY | L7-59 | 2-8 | .200 | Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC |
| 11 | Sat Nov 12 | atMTSU | L14-24 | 2-9 | .182 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12 | Sat Nov 19 | vsLouisiana Tech | W26-21 | 3-9 | .250 | Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC |
