| 1 | Sat Aug 30 | vs Merrimack | W21-17 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Dix Stadium · Kent, OH |
| 2 | Sat Sep 6 | at#24Texas Tech | L14-62 | 1-1 | .500 | Jones AT&T Stadium · Lubbock, TX |
| 3 | Sat Sep 13 | vsBuffalo | L28-31 | 1-2 | .333 | Dix Stadium · Kent, OH |
| 4 | Sat Sep 20 | at#7Florida St | L10-66 | 1-3 | .250 | Doak Campbell Stadium · Tallahassee, FL |
| 5 | Sat Oct 4 | at#5Oklahoma | L0-44 | 1-4 | .200 | Memorial Stadium · Norman, OK |
| 6 | Sat Oct 11 | vsUMass | W42-6 | 2-4 | .333 | Dix Stadium · Kent, OH |
| 7 | Sat Oct 18 | atToledo | L10-45 | 2-5 | .286 | Glass Bowl · Toledo, OH |
| 8 | Sat Oct 25 | vsBowling Green | W24-21 | 3-5 | .375 | Dix Stadium · Kent, OH |
| 9 | Wed Nov 5 | atBall State | L13-17 | 3-6 | .333 | Scheumann Stadium · Muncie, IN |
| 10 | Tue Nov 11 | atAkron | W42-35 (OT) | 4-6 | .400 | InfoCision Stadium · Akron, OH |
| 11 | Wed Nov 19 | vsC Michigan | L16-28 | 4-7 | .364 | Dix Stadium · Kent, OH |
| 12 | Fri Nov 28 | atN Illinois | W35-31 | 5-7 | .417 | Huskie Stadium · Dekalb, IL |
