| 1 | Thu Sep 3 | at Houston | PPD | 2-3 | .400 | Robertson Stadium · Houston, TX |
| 2 | Sat Oct 3 | atMarshall | PPD | 2-3 | .400 | Joan C. Edwards Stadium · Huntington, WV |
| 3 | Sat Oct 10 | vsUAB | PPD | 2-3 | .400 | Rice Stadium · Houston, TX |
| 4 | Sat Oct 24 | vsMTSU | L34-40 (2OT) | 0-1 | .000 | Rice Stadium · Houston, TX |
| 5 | Sat Oct 31 | atSouthern Miss | W30-6 | 1-1 | .500 | M. M. Roberts Stadium · Hattiesburg, MS |
| 6 | Sat Nov 7 | vsUTSA | PPD | 2-3 | .400 | Rice Stadium · Houston, TX |
| 7 | Sat Nov 14 | atLouisiana Tech | PPD | 2-3 | .400 | Joe Aillet Stadium · Ruston, LA |
| 8 | Sat Nov 21 | atNorth Texas | L17-27 | 1-2 | .333 | DATCU Stadium · Denton, TX |
| 10 | Sat Dec 5 | at#21Marshall | W20-0 | 2-2 | .500 | Joan C. Edwards Stadium · Huntington, WV |
| 11 | Sat Dec 12 | vsUAB | L16-21 | 2-3 | .400 | Rice Stadium · Houston, TX |
