| 1 | Wed Sep 1 | at J'Ville St | W31-0 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Burgess-Snow Field · Jacksonville, AL |
| 2 | Sat Sep 11 | at#2Georgia | L7-56 | 1-1 | .500 | Sanford Stadium · Athens, GA |
| 3 | Sat Sep 18 | atNorth Texas | W40-6 | 2-1 | .667 | DATCU Stadium · Denton, TX |
| 4 | Sat Sep 25 | atTulane | W28-21 | 3-1 | .750 | Yulman Stadium · New Orleans, LA |
| 5 | Sat Oct 2 | vsLiberty | L12-36 | 3-2 | .600 | Legion Field (AL) · Birmingham, AL |
| 6 | Sat Oct 9 | vsFAU | W31-14 | 4-2 | .667 | Legion Field (AL) · Birmingham, AL |
| 7 | Sat Oct 16 | atSouthern Miss | W34-0 | 5-2 | .714 | M. M. Roberts Stadium · Hattiesburg, MS |
| 8 | Sat Oct 23 | vsRice | L24-30 | 5-3 | .625 | Legion Field (AL) · Birmingham, AL |
| 9 | Sat Nov 6 | vsLouisiana Tech | W52-38 | 6-3 | .667 | Legion Field (AL) · Birmingham, AL |
| 10 | Sat Nov 13 | atMarshall | W21-14 | 7-3 | .700 | Joan C. Edwards Stadium · Huntington, WV |
| 11 | Sat Nov 20 | at#22UTSA | L31-34 | 7-4 | .636 | Alamodome · San Antonio, TX |
| 12 | Fri Nov 26 | vsUTEP | W42-25 | 8-4 | .667 | Legion Field (AL) · Birmingham, AL |
| BOWLS | Sat Dec 18 | at#13BYU | W31-28 | 9-4 | .692 | LaVell Edwards Stadium · Provo, UT |
