| 1 | Sat Aug 24 | at Nevada | W29-24 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Mackay Stadium · Reno, NV |
| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | vs Hou Christian | W59-7 | 2-0 | 1.000 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 2 | Fri Sep 6 | vs BYU | L15-18 | 2-1 | .667 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 4 | Sat Sep 21 | vs TCU | W66-42 | 3-1 | .750 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | vs Florida St | W42-16 | 4-1 | .800 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 6 | Sat Oct 5 | at #22Louisville | W34-27 | 5-1 | .833 | Cardinal Stadium · Louisville, KY |
| 8 | Sat Oct 19 | at Stanford | W40-10 | 6-1 | .857 | Stanford Stadium · Stanford, CA |
| 9 | Sat Oct 26 | at Duke | W28-27 (OT) | 7-1 | .875 | Wallace Wade Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 10 | Sat Nov 2 | vs #18Pitt | W48-25 | 8-1 | .889 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 12 | Sat Nov 16 | vs Boston College | W38-28 | 9-1 | .900 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 13 | Sat Nov 23 | at Virginia | W33-7 | 10-1 | .909 | Scott Stadium · Charlottesville, VA |
| 14 | Sat Nov 30 | vs California | W38-6 | 11-1 | .917 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 15 | Sat Dec 7 | vs #17Clemson | L31-34 | 11-2 | .846 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| CFP | Sat Dec 21 | at #6Penn State | L10-38 | 11-3 | .786 | Beaver Stadium · University Park, PA |
