| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | at #5Alabama | L0-63 | 0-1 | .000 | Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | vsE Kentucky | W31-0 | 1-1 | .500 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | atMTSU | W49-21 | 2-1 | .667 | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium · Murfreesboro, TN |
| 4 | Sat Sep 21 | vsToledo | W26-21 | 3-1 | .750 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | atBoston College | L20-21 | 3-2 | .600 | Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) · Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 6 | Thu Oct 10 | vsUTEP | W44-17 | 4-2 | .667 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 7 | Wed Oct 16 | atSam Houston | W31-14 | 5-2 | .714 | Elliott T. Bowers Stadium · Huntsville, TX |
| 8 | Wed Oct 30 | vsKennesaw St | W31-14 | 6-2 | .750 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 9 | Sat Nov 9 | atNew Mexico St | W41-28 | 7-2 | .778 | Aggie Memorial Stadium · Las Cruces, NM |
| 10 | Sat Nov 16 | vsLouisiana Tech | L7-12 | 7-3 | .700 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 11 | Sat Nov 23 | atLiberty | L21-38 | 7-4 | .636 | Williams Stadium (VA) · Lynchburg, VA |
| 12 | Sat Nov 30 | vsJ'Ville St | W19-17 | 8-4 | .667 | Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Bowling Green, KY |
| 13 | Fri Dec 6 | atJ'Ville St | L12-52 | 8-5 | .615 | Burgess-Snow Field · Jacksonville, AL |
| BOWLS | Wed Dec 18 | atJMU | L17-27 | 8-6 | .571 | Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field · Harrisonburg, VA |
