| 1 | Sat Sep 4 | at Utah Tech | W19-7 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Greater Zion Stadium |
| 2 | Sat Sep 11 | vsNorthern Iowa | L16-34 | 1-1 | .500 | Hornet Stadium · Sacramento, CA |
| 3 | Sat Sep 18 | atCalifornia | L30-42 | 1-2 | .333 | California Memorial Stadium · Berkeley, CA |
| 4 | Sat Sep 25 | atIdaho St | W23-21 | 2-2 | .500 | ICCU Dome |
| 5 | Sat Oct 9 | vsSouthern Utah | W41-20 | 3-2 | .600 | Hornet Stadium · Sacramento, CA |
| 6 | Sat Oct 16 | atMontana | W28-21 | 4-2 | .667 | Washington-Grizzly Stadium |
| 7 | Sat Oct 23 | vsN Arizona | W44-0 | 5-2 | .714 | Hornet Stadium · Sacramento, CA |
| 8 | Sat Oct 30 | atN Colorado | W27-24 | 6-2 | .750 | Nottingham Field |
| 9 | Sat Nov 6 | vsCal Poly | W41-9 | 7-2 | .778 | Hornet Stadium · Sacramento, CA |
| 10 | Sat Nov 13 | vsPortland St | W49-20 | 8-2 | .800 | Hornet Stadium · Sacramento, CA |
| 11 | Sat Nov 20 | atUC Davis | W27-7 | 9-2 | .818 | UC Davis Health Stadium |
| 12 | Sat Dec 4 | vsS Dakota St | L19-24 | 9-3 | .750 | Hornet Stadium · Sacramento, CA |
