| 1 | Thu Aug 29 | vs Lindenwood | W48-3 | 1-0 | 1.000 | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium · Lawrence, KS |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | at Illinois | L17-23 | 1-1 | .500 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
| 3 | Fri Sep 13 | vs UNLV | L20-23 | 1-2 | .333 | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium · Lawrence, KS |
| 4 | Sat Sep 21 | at West Virginia | L28-32 | 1-3 | .250 | Milan Puskar Stadium · Morgantown, WV |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | vs TCU | L27-38 | 1-4 | .200 | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium · Lawrence, KS |
| 6 | Sat Oct 5 | at Arizona St | L31-35 | 1-5 | .167 | Mountain America Stadium · Tempe, AZ |
| 8 | Sat Oct 19 | vs Houston | W42-14 | 2-5 | .286 | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium · Lawrence, KS |
| 9 | Sat Oct 26 | at #16Kansas St | L27-29 | 2-6 | .250 | Bill Snyder Family Stadium · Manhattan, KS |
| 11 | Sat Nov 9 | vs #17Iowa State | W45-36 | 3-6 | .333 | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium · Lawrence, KS |
| 12 | Sat Nov 16 | at #6BYU | W17-13 | 4-6 | .400 | LaVell Edwards Stadium · Provo, UT |
| 13 | Sat Nov 23 | vs #16Colorado | W37-21 | 5-6 | .455 | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium · Lawrence, KS |
| 14 | Sat Nov 30 | at Baylor | L17-45 | 5-7 | .417 | Floyd Casey Stadium · Waco, TX |
