| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | at Kansas | L17-24 | 0-1 | .000 | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium · Lawrence, KS |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | vsDayton | L35-42 | 0-2 | .000 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | vsE Kentucky | W19-7 | 1-2 | .333 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) |
| 4 | Sat Sep 21 | vsE Illinois | W16-6 | 2-2 | .500 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) |
| 5 | Sat Oct 5 | atSouth Dakota | L0-38 | 2-3 | .400 | The DakotaDome |
| 6 | Sat Oct 12 | vsW Illinois | W20-10 | 3-3 | .500 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) |
| 7 | Sat Oct 19 | vsS Dakota St | L23-42 | 3-4 | .429 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) |
| 8 | Sat Oct 26 | atIllinois St | L7-24 | 3-5 | .375 | Hancock Stadium |
| 9 | Sat Nov 2 | vsS Illinois | L14-23 | 3-6 | .333 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) |
| 10 | Sat Nov 9 | atNorthern Iowa | L9-17 | 3-7 | .300 | UNI-Dome |
| 11 | Sat Nov 16 | vsYoungstown St | W24-17 | 4-7 | .364 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) |
| 12 | Sat Nov 23 | atMissouri St | W51-24 | 5-7 | .417 | Robert W. Plaster Stadium · Springfield, MO |
