| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | at Purdue | L0-49 | 0-1 | .000 | Ross-Ade Stadium · West Lafayette, IN |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | atE Illinois | L20-27 | 0-2 | .000 | O'Brien Field |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | vsDayton | W24-13 | 1-2 | .333 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) |
| 4 | Sat Sep 28 | vsHou Christian | L24-27 | 1-3 | .250 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) |
| 5 | Sat Oct 5 | atYoungstown St | L14-21 | 1-4 | .200 | Stambaugh Stadium |
| 6 | Sat Oct 12 | vsMurray St | W31-27 | 2-4 | .333 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) |
| 7 | Sat Oct 19 | atMissouri St | L21-46 | 2-5 | .286 | Robert W. Plaster Stadium · Springfield, MO |
| 8 | Sat Oct 26 | vsS Illinois | W20-17 | 3-5 | .375 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) |
| 9 | Sat Nov 2 | vsNorth Dakota | W35-31 | 4-5 | .444 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) |
| 10 | Sat Nov 9 | atSouth Dakota | L0-49 | 4-6 | .400 | The DakotaDome |
| 11 | Sat Nov 16 | vsIllinois St | L19-31 | 4-7 | .364 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) |
| 12 | Sat Nov 23 | atNorthern Iowa | L34-41 | 4-8 | .333 | UNI-Dome |
