| 1 | Sat Aug 30 | vs Bryant | W19-3 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Aggie Memorial Stadium · Las Cruces, NM |
| 2 | Sat Sep 6 | vsTulsa | W21-14 | 2-0 | 1.000 | Aggie Memorial Stadium · Las Cruces, NM |
| 3 | Sat Sep 13 | atLouisiana Tech | L14-49 | 2-1 | .667 | Joe Aillet Stadium · Ruston, LA |
| 4 | Sat Sep 27 | atNew Mexico | L20-38 | 2-2 | .500 | University Stadium · Albuquerque, NM |
| 5 | Thu Oct 2 | vsSam Houston | W37-10 | 3-2 | .600 | Aggie Memorial Stadium · Las Cruces, NM |
| 6 | Tue Oct 14 | atLiberty | L27-30 | 3-3 | .500 | Williams Stadium (VA) · Lynchburg, VA |
| 7 | Wed Oct 22 | vsMissouri St | L17-24 (OT) | 3-4 | .429 | Aggie Memorial Stadium · Las Cruces, NM |
| 8 | Sat Nov 1 | atWestern KY | L16-35 | 3-5 | .375 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 9 | Sat Nov 8 | vsKennesaw St | L21-24 | 3-6 | .333 | Aggie Memorial Stadium · Las Cruces, NM |
| 10 | Sat Nov 15 | at#23Tennessee | L9-42 | 3-7 | .300 | Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, TN |
| 11 | Sat Nov 22 | atUTEP | W34-31 | 4-7 | .364 | Sun Bowl · El Paso, TX |
| 12 | Sat Nov 29 | vsMTSU | L24-31 (OT) | 4-8 | .333 | Aggie Memorial Stadium · Las Cruces, NM |
