| 1 | Sat Aug 30 | at #2Penn State | L11-46 | 0-1 | .000 | Beaver Stadium · University Park, PA |
| 2 | Sat Sep 6 | vsSacramento St | W20-17 | 1-1 | .500 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 3 | Sat Sep 13 | vsMTSU | L13-14 | 1-2 | .333 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 4 | Sat Sep 20 | atWestern KY | L16-31 | 1-3 | .250 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 5 | Sat Oct 4 | atFresno St | L17-20 | 1-4 | .200 | Bulldog Stadium (CA) · Fresno, CA |
| 6 | Sat Oct 11 | vsSDSU | L10-44 | 1-5 | .167 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 7 | Sat Oct 18 | atNew Mexico | L22-24 | 1-6 | .143 | University Stadium · Albuquerque, NM |
| 8 | Fri Oct 24 | vsBoise St | L3-24 | 1-7 | .125 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 9 | Sat Nov 8 | atUtah State | L14-51 | 1-8 | .111 | Maverik Stadium · Logan, UT |
| 10 | Sat Nov 15 | vsSan Jose St | W55-10 | 2-8 | .200 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 11 | Sat Nov 22 | atWyoming | W13-7 | 3-8 | .273 | Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium · Laramie, WY |
| 12 | Sat Nov 29 | vsUNLV | L17-42 | 3-9 | .250 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
