| 1 | Sat Aug 30 | vs E Texas A&M | W42-13 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 2 | Sat Sep 6 | vsBaylor | L45-48 (2OT) | 1-1 | .500 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 3 | Sat Sep 13 | atMissouri St | W28-10 | 2-1 | .667 | Robert W. Plaster Stadium · Springfield, MO |
| 4 | Sat Sep 20 | atTCU | L24-35 | 2-2 | .500 | Amon G. Carter Stadium · Fort Worth, TX |
| 5 | Sat Oct 4 | vsSyracuse | W31-18 | 3-2 | .600 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 6 | Sat Oct 11 | vsStanford | W34-10 | 4-2 | .667 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 7 | Sat Oct 18 | atClemson | W35-24 | 5-2 | .714 | Memorial Stadium · Clemson, SC |
| 8 | Sat Oct 25 | atWake Forest | L12-13 | 5-3 | .625 | Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium · Winston-Salem, NC |
| 9 | Sat Nov 1 | vs#10Miami | W26-20 (OT) | 6-3 | .667 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
