| 1 | Sat Sep 2 | at #4Alabama | L7-56 | 0-1 | .000 | Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 2 | Sat Sep 9 | atMissouri | L19-23 | 0-2 | .000 | Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field · Columbia, MO |
| 3 | Sat Sep 16 | vsMurray St | W35-14 | 1-2 | .333 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 4 | Sat Sep 23 | vsColorado St | L23-31 | 1-3 | .250 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 5 | Thu Sep 28 | atWestern KY | L10-31 | 1-4 | .200 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 6 | Wed Oct 4 | vsJ'Ville St | L30-45 | 1-5 | .167 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 7 | Tue Oct 10 | vsLouisiana Tech | W31-23 | 2-5 | .286 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 8 | Tue Oct 17 | atLiberty | L35-42 | 2-6 | .250 | Williams Stadium (VA) · Lynchburg, VA |
| 9 | Sat Nov 4 | atNew Mexico St | L7-13 | 2-7 | .222 | Aggie Memorial Stadium · Las Cruces, NM |
| 10 | Sat Nov 11 | vsFIU | W40-6 | 3-7 | .300 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11 | Sat Nov 18 | vsUTEP | W34-30 | 4-7 | .364 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12 | Sat Nov 25 | atSam Houston | L20-23 | 4-8 | .333 | Elliott T. Bowers Stadium · Huntsville, TX |
