| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | vs UNLV | L7-27 | 0-1 | .000 | Robertson Stadium · Houston, TX |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | at #15Oklahoma | L12-16 | 0-2 | .000 | Memorial Stadium · Norman, OK |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | vs Rice | W33-7 | 1-2 | .333 | Robertson Stadium · Houston, TX |
| 4 | Sat Sep 21 | at Cincinnati | L0-34 | 1-3 | .250 | Nippert Stadium · Cincinnati, OH |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | vs #18Iowa State | L0-20 | 1-4 | .200 | Robertson Stadium · Houston, TX |
| 6 | Fri Oct 4 | at TCU | W30-19 | 2-4 | .333 | Amon G. Carter Stadium · Fort Worth, TX |
| 8 | Sat Oct 19 | at Kansas | L14-42 | 2-5 | .286 | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium · Lawrence, KS |
| 9 | Sat Oct 26 | vs Utah | W17-14 | 3-5 | .375 | Robertson Stadium · Houston, TX |
| 10 | Sat Nov 2 | vs #17Kansas St | W24-19 | 4-5 | .444 | Robertson Stadium · Houston, TX |
| 12 | Fri Nov 15 | at Arizona | L3-27 | 4-6 | .400 | Arizona Stadium · Tucson, AZ |
| 13 | Sat Nov 23 | vs Baylor | L10-20 | 4-7 | .364 | Robertson Stadium · Houston, TX |
| 14 | Sat Nov 30 | at #19BYU | L18-30 | 4-8 | .333 | LaVell Edwards Stadium · Provo, UT |
