| 1 | Sat Aug 27 | at New Mexico St | W23-12 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Aggie Memorial Stadium · Las Cruces, NM |
| 2 | Sat Sep 3 | vsTexas St | W38-14 | 2-0 | 1.000 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 3 | Sat Sep 10 | vsIncarnate Word | L41-55 | 2-1 | .667 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 4 | Sat Sep 17 | atIowa | L0-27 | 2-2 | .500 | Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, IA |
| 5 | Fri Sep 23 | atAir Force | L20-48 | 2-3 | .400 | Falcon Stadium · USAF Academy, CO |
| 6 | Fri Oct 7 | vsColorado St | L14-17 | 2-4 | .333 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 7 | Sat Oct 15 | atHawai'i | L16-31 | 2-5 | .286 | Aloha Stadium · Honolulu, HI |
| 8 | Sat Oct 22 | vsSDSU | L7-23 | 2-6 | .250 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 9 | Sat Oct 29 | atSan Jose St | L28-35 | 2-7 | .222 | CEFCU Stadium · San Jose, CA |
| 10 | Sat Nov 12 | vsBoise St | L3-41 | 2-8 | .200 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 11 | Sat Nov 19 | vsFresno St | L14-41 | 2-9 | .182 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 12 | Sat Nov 26 | atUNLV | L22-27 | 2-10 | .167 | Sam Boyd Stadium · Las Vegas, NV |
