| 1 | Sat Aug 23 | at Kansas | L7-31 | 0-1 | .000 | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium · Lawrence, KS |
| 2 | Sat Aug 30 | vsGeorgia So | W42-14 | 1-1 | .500 | Bulldog Stadium (CA) · Fresno, CA |
| 3 | Sat Sep 6 | atOregon St | W36-27 | 2-1 | .667 | Reser Stadium · Corvallis, OR |
| 4 | Sat Sep 13 | vsSouthern | W56-7 | 3-1 | .750 | Bulldog Stadium (CA) · Fresno, CA |
| 5 | Sat Sep 20 | atHawai'i | W23-21 | 4-1 | .800 | Aloha Stadium · Honolulu, HI |
| 6 | Sat Oct 4 | vsNevada | W20-17 | 5-1 | .833 | Bulldog Stadium (CA) · Fresno, CA |
| 7 | Fri Oct 10 | atColorado St | L21-49 | 5-2 | .714 | Hughes Stadium (CO) · Fort Collins, CO |
| 8 | Sat Oct 25 | vsSDSU | L0-23 | 5-3 | .625 | Bulldog Stadium (CA) · Fresno, CA |
| 9 | Sat Nov 1 | atBoise St | W30-7 | 6-3 | .667 | Albertsons Stadium · Boise, ID |
