| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | at UTSA | L16-28 | 0-1 | .000 | Alamodome · San Antonio, TX |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | vs Louisiana | L10-34 | 0-2 | .000 | Fifth Third Stadium |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | at San Jose St | L10-31 | 0-3 | .000 | CEFCU Stadium · San Jose, CA |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | vs UT Martin | L13-24 | 0-4 | .000 | Fifth Third Stadium |
| 6 | Fri Oct 4 | vs J'Ville St | L24-63 | 0-5 | .000 | Fifth Third Stadium |
| 8 | Tue Oct 15 | at MTSU | L5-14 | 0-6 | .000 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 9 | Wed Oct 23 | vs Liberty | W27-24 | 1-6 | .143 | Fifth Third Stadium |
| 10 | Wed Oct 30 | at Western KY | L14-31 | 1-7 | .125 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 11 | Sat Nov 9 | at UTEP | L35-43 (2OT) | 1-8 | .111 | Sun Bowl · El Paso, TX |
| 12 | Sat Nov 16 | vs Sam Houston | L17-23 (OT) | 1-9 | .100 | Fifth Third Stadium |
| 13 | Sat Nov 23 | vs FIU | W27-26 | 2-9 | .182 | Fifth Third Stadium |
| 14 | Sat Nov 30 | at Louisiana Tech | L0-33 | 2-10 | .167 | Joe Aillet Stadium · Ruston, LA |
