| 1 | Sun Aug 31 | at #13South Carolina | L11-24 | 0-1 | .000 | Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia, SC |
| 2 | Sat Sep 6 | vsVanderbilt | L20-44 | 0-2 | .000 | Lane Stadium · Blacksburg, VA |
| 3 | Sat Sep 13 | vsOld Dominion | L26-45 | 0-3 | .000 | Lane Stadium · Blacksburg, VA |
| 4 | Sat Sep 20 | vsWofford | W38-6 | 1-3 | .250 | Lane Stadium · Blacksburg, VA |
| 5 | Sat Sep 27 | atNC State | W23-21 | 2-3 | .400 | Carter-Finley Stadium · Raleigh, NC |
| 6 | Sat Oct 4 | vsWake Forest | L23-30 | 2-4 | .333 | Lane Stadium · Blacksburg, VA |
| 7 | Sat Oct 11 | at#13Georgia Tech | L20-35 | 2-5 | .286 | Bobby Dodd Stadium · Atlanta, GA |
| 8 | Fri Oct 24 | vsCalifornia | W42-34 (2OT) | 3-5 | .375 | Lane Stadium · Blacksburg, VA |
| 9 | Sat Nov 1 | vs#16Louisville | L16-28 | 3-6 | .333 | Lane Stadium · Blacksburg, VA |
