| 1 | Sat Aug 24 | vs SMU | L24-29 | 0-1 | .000 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | at Troy | W28-26 | 1-1 | .500 | Veterans Memorial Stadium · Troy, AL |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | vs Georgia So | L17-20 | 1-2 | .333 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | at Minnesota | L0-27 | 1-3 | .250 | Huntington Bank Stadium · Minneapolis, MN |
| 4 | Sat Sep 21 | vs E Washington | W49-16 | 2-3 | .400 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 6 | Sat Oct 5 | at San Jose St | L31-35 | 2-4 | .333 | CEFCU Stadium · San Jose, CA |
| 7 | Sat Oct 12 | vs Oregon St | W42-37 | 3-4 | .429 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 8 | Fri Oct 18 | vs Fresno St | L21-24 | 3-5 | .375 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 9 | Sat Oct 26 | at Hawai'i | L13-34 | 3-6 | .333 | Aloha Stadium · Honolulu, HI |
| 10 | Sat Nov 2 | vs Colorado St | L21-38 | 3-7 | .300 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 11 | Sat Nov 9 | at #12Boise St | L21-28 | 3-8 | .273 | Albertsons Stadium · Boise, ID |
| 13 | Sat Nov 23 | vs Air Force | L19-22 | 3-9 | .250 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 14 | Sat Nov 30 | at #22UNLV | L14-38 | 3-10 | .231 | Sam Boyd Stadium · Las Vegas, NV |
