| 1 | Sat Aug 30 | at #3Ohio State | L7-14 | 0-1 | .000 | Ohio Stadium · Columbus, OH |
| 2 | Sat Sep 6 | vs San Jose St | W38-7 | 1-1 | .500 | DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium · Austin, TX |
| 3 | Sat Sep 13 | vs UTEP | W27-10 | 2-1 | .667 | DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium · Austin, TX |
| 4 | Sat Sep 20 | vs Sam Houston | W55-0 | 3-1 | .750 | DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium · Austin, TX |
| 5 | Sat Oct 4 | at Florida | L21-29 | 3-2 | .600 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL |
| 6 | Sat Oct 11 | vs #6Oklahoma | W23-6 | 4-2 | .667 | DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium · Austin, TX |
| 7 | Sat Oct 18 | at Kentucky | W16-13 (OT) | 5-2 | .714 | Kroger Field · Lexington, KY |
| 8 | Sat Oct 25 | at Mississippi St | W45-38 (OT) | 6-2 | .750 | Davis Wade Stadium · Starkville, MS |
| 9 | Sat Nov 1 | vs #9Vanderbilt | W34-31 | 7-2 | .778 | DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium · Austin, TX |
| 10 | Sat Nov 15 | at #5Georgia | L10-35 | 7-3 | .700 | Sanford Stadium · Athens, GA |
| 11 | Sat Nov 22 | vs Arkansas | W52-37 | 8-3 | .727 | DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium · Austin, TX |
| 12 | Fri Nov 28 | vs #3Texas A&M | W27-17 | 9-3 | .750 | DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium · Austin, TX |