| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | vs Tennessee Tech | W32-25 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | at #6Ole Miss | L3-52 | 1-1 | .500 | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium · Oxford, MS |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | vs Western KY | L21-49 | 1-2 | .333 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 4 | Sat Sep 21 | vs Duke | L17-45 | 1-3 | .250 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | at Memphis | L7-24 | 1-4 | .200 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium · Memphis, TN |
| 7 | Thu Oct 10 | at Louisiana Tech | L21-48 | 1-5 | .167 | Joe Aillet Stadium · Ruston, LA |
| 8 | Tue Oct 15 | vs Kennesaw St | W14-5 | 2-5 | .286 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 9 | Wed Oct 23 | at J'Ville St | L20-42 | 2-6 | .250 | Burgess-Snow Field · Jacksonville, AL |
| 10 | Sat Nov 2 | at UTEP | W20-13 | 3-6 | .333 | Sun Bowl · El Paso, TX |
| 11 | Sat Nov 9 | vs Liberty | L17-37 | 3-7 | .300 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 13 | Sat Nov 23 | vs New Mexico St | L21-36 | 3-8 | .273 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 14 | Sat Nov 30 | at FIU | L24-35 | 3-9 | .250 | Riccardo Silva Stadium · Miami, FL |
