| 1 | Sat Sep 3 | at North Texas | W48-10 | 1-0 | 1.000 | DATCU Stadium · Denton, TX |
| 2 | Sat Sep 10 | vsLamar | W45-16 | 2-0 | 1.000 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 3 | Sat Sep 17 | atMaryland | L27-34 | 2-1 | .667 | SECU Stadium · College Park, MD |
| 4 | Sat Sep 24 | vsTCU | L34-42 | 2-2 | .500 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 5 | Wed Oct 5 | atUCF | L19-41 | 2-3 | .400 | FBC Mortgage Stadium · Orlando, FL |
| 6 | Fri Oct 14 | vsNavy | W40-34 | 3-3 | .500 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 7 | Sat Oct 22 | vs#21Cincinnati | L27-29 | 3-4 | .429 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 8 | Sat Oct 29 | atTulsa | W45-34 | 4-4 | .500 | Chapman Stadium · Tulsa, OK |
| 9 | Sat Nov 5 | vsHouston | W77-63 | 5-4 | .556 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 10 | Sat Nov 12 | atSouth Florida | W41-23 | 6-4 | .600 | Raymond James Stadium · Tampa, FL |
| 11 | Thu Nov 17 | at#21Tulane | L24-59 | 6-5 | .545 | Yulman Stadium · New Orleans, LA |
| 12 | Sat Nov 26 | vsMemphis | W34-31 | 7-5 | .583 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| BOWLS | Sat Dec 17 | atBYU | L23-24 | 7-6 | .538 | LaVell Edwards Stadium · Provo, UT |
