| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | at California | L13-31 | 0-1 | .000 | California Memorial Stadium · Berkeley, CA |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | vs E Texas A&M | W36-22 | 1-1 | .500 | UC Davis Health Stadium |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | at Southern Utah | W24-21 | 2-1 | .667 | Eccles Coliseum |
| 4 | Sat Sep 21 | vs Utah Tech | W32-14 | 3-1 | .750 | UC Davis Health Stadium |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | vs Idaho | W28-26 | 4-1 | .800 | UC Davis Health Stadium |
| 6 | Sat Oct 5 | at Portland St | W27-26 | 5-1 | .833 | Hillsboro Stadium |
| 7 | Sat Oct 12 | vs Cal Poly | W56-10 | 6-1 | .857 | UC Davis Health Stadium |
| 8 | Sat Oct 19 | at E Washington | W48-38 | 7-1 | .875 | Roos Field |
| 10 | Sat Nov 2 | vs N Colorado | W59-7 | 8-1 | .889 | UC Davis Health Stadium |
| 11 | Sat Nov 9 | at Montana | W30-14 | 9-1 | .900 | Washington-Grizzly Stadium |
| 12 | Sat Nov 16 | vs Montana St | L28-30 | 9-2 | .818 | UC Davis Health Stadium |
| 13 | Sat Nov 23 | at Sacramento St | W42-39 | 10-2 | .833 | Hornet Stadium · Sacramento, CA |
| 15 | Sat Dec 7 | vs Illinois St | W42-10 | 11-2 | .846 | UC Davis Health Stadium |
| 16 | Sat Dec 14 | at South Dakota | L21-35 | 11-3 | .786 | The DakotaDome |
