| 1 | Sat Sep 5 | at Army | L0-42 | 0-1 | .000 | Michie Stadium · West Point, NY |
| 2 | Sat Sep 19 | vsTroy | L14-47 | 0-2 | .000 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 3 | Fri Sep 25 | atUTSA | L35-37 | 0-3 | .000 | Alamodome · San Antonio, TX |
| 4 | Sat Oct 3 | vsWestern KY | L17-20 | 0-4 | .000 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 5 | Sat Oct 10 | atFIU | W31-28 | 1-4 | .200 | Riccardo Silva Stadium · Miami, FL |
| 6 | Sat Oct 17 | vsNorth Texas | L35-52 | 1-5 | .167 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 7 | Sat Oct 24 | atRice | W40-34 (2OT) | 2-5 | .286 | Rice Stadium · Houston, TX |
| 8 | Sat Nov 7 | vsCharlotte | PPD | 3-6 | .333 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 9 | Sat Nov 14 | at#16Marshall | L14-42 | 2-6 | .250 | Joan C. Edwards Stadium · Huntington, WV |
| 10 | Sat Nov 21 | atTroy | W20-17 | 3-6 | .333 | Veterans Memorial Stadium · Troy, AL |
| 11 | Sat Nov 28 | vsFAU | PPD | 3-6 | .333 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
