| 1 | Sat Aug 30 | vs Toledo | W24-16 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Kroger Field · Lexington, KY |
| 2 | Sat Sep 6 | vs#20Ole Miss | L23-30 | 1-1 | .500 | Kroger Field · Lexington, KY |
| 3 | Sat Sep 13 | vsE Michigan | W48-23 | 2-1 | .667 | Kroger Field · Lexington, KY |
| 4 | Sat Sep 27 | atSouth Carolina | L13-35 | 2-2 | .500 | Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia, SC |
| 5 | Sat Oct 4 | at#12Georgia | L14-35 | 2-3 | .400 | Sanford Stadium · Athens, GA |
| 6 | Sat Oct 18 | vs#21Texas | L13-16 (OT) | 2-4 | .333 | Kroger Field · Lexington, KY |
| 7 | Sat Oct 25 | vs#17Tennessee | L34-56 | 2-5 | .286 | Kroger Field · Lexington, KY |
| 8 | Sat Nov 1 | atAuburn | W10-3 | 3-5 | .375 | Jordan-Hare Stadium · Auburn, AL |
