| 1 | Sat Aug 23 | vs Sam Houston | W41-24 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 2 | Sat Aug 30 | vsNorth Alabama | W55-6 | 2-0 | 1.000 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 3 | Sat Sep 6 | atToledo | L21-45 | 2-1 | .667 | Glass Bowl · Toledo, OH |
| 4 | Sat Sep 20 | vsNevada | W31-16 | 3-1 | .750 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 5 | Sat Sep 27 | atMissouri St | W27-22 | 4-1 | .800 | Robert W. Plaster Stadium · Springfield, MO |
| 6 | Fri Oct 3 | atDelaware | W27-24 | 5-1 | .833 | Delaware Stadium |
| 7 | Tue Oct 14 | vsFIU | L6-25 | 5-2 | .714 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 8 | Tue Oct 21 | atLouisiana Tech | W28-27 (OT) | 6-2 | .750 | Joe Aillet Stadium · Ruston, LA |
| 9 | Sat Nov 1 | vsNew Mexico St | W35-16 | 7-2 | .778 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 10 | Sat Nov 15 | vsMTSU | W42-26 | 8-2 | .800 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 11 | Sat Nov 22 | atLSU | L10-13 | 8-3 | .727 | Tiger Stadium · Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12 | Sat Nov 29 | atJ'Ville St | L34-37 | 8-4 | .667 | Burgess-Snow Field · Jacksonville, AL |
