| 1 | Sat Sep 2 | vs Louisiana Tech | W38-14 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 2 | Sat Sep 9 | at#18Oklahoma | L11-28 | 1-1 | .500 | Memorial Stadium · Norman, OK |
| 3 | Sat Sep 16 | vsPrairie View | W69-0 | 2-1 | .667 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 4 | Sat Sep 23 | atTCU | L17-34 | 2-2 | .500 | Amon G. Carter Stadium · Fort Worth, TX |
| 5 | Sat Sep 30 | vsCharlotte | W34-16 | 3-2 | .600 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 6 | Thu Oct 12 | atE Carolina | W31-10 | 4-2 | .667 | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium · Greenville, NC |
| 7 | Fri Oct 20 | atTemple | W55-0 | 5-2 | .714 | Lincoln Financial Field · Philadelphia, PA |
| 8 | Sat Oct 28 | vsTulsa | W69-10 | 6-2 | .750 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 9 | Sat Nov 4 | atRice | W36-31 | 7-2 | .778 | Rice Stadium · Houston, TX |
| 10 | Fri Nov 10 | vsNorth Texas | W45-21 | 8-2 | .800 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 11 | Sat Nov 18 | atMemphis | W38-34 | 9-2 | .818 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium · Memphis, TN |
| 12 | Sat Nov 25 | vsNavy | W59-14 | 10-2 | .833 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 13 | Sat Dec 2 | at#22Tulane | W26-14 | 11-2 | .846 | Yulman Stadium · New Orleans, LA |
| BOWLS | Thu Dec 28 | atBoston College | L14-23 | 11-3 | .786 | Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) · Chestnut Hill, MA |
