| 1 | Fri Aug 30 | at Wisconsin | L14-28 | 0-1 | .000 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | at #2Ohio State | L0-56 | 0-2 | .000 | Ohio Stadium · Columbus, OH |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | vs Bethune | W59-31 | 1-2 | .333 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | at Marshall | L20-27 | 1-3 | .250 | Joan C. Edwards Stadium · Huntington, WV |
| 6 | Sat Oct 5 | at Ball State | W45-42 | 2-3 | .400 | Scheumann Stadium · Muncie, IN |
| 7 | Sat Oct 12 | vs Akron | W34-24 | 3-3 | .500 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 8 | Sat Oct 19 | at Buffalo | W48-41 | 4-3 | .571 | UB Stadium · Buffalo, NY |
| 9 | Sat Oct 26 | vs Kent State | W52-21 | 5-3 | .625 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 11 | Wed Nov 6 | vs N Illinois | L28-42 | 5-4 | .556 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 12 | Tue Nov 12 | at Bowling Green | L13-31 | 5-5 | .500 | Doyt L. Perry Stadium · Bowling Green, OH |
| 13 | Tue Nov 19 | at C Michigan | L14-16 | 5-6 | .455 | Kelly/Shorts Stadium · Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 14 | Sat Nov 30 | vs E Michigan | W26-18 | 6-6 | .500 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| BOWLS | Sat Dec 14 | vs South Alabama | L23-30 | 6-7 | .462 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
