| 1 | Fri Sep 2 | at #15Michigan St | L13-35 | 0-1 | .000 | Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI |
| 2 | Sat Sep 10 | atBall State | W37-30 | 1-1 | .500 | Scheumann Stadium · Muncie, IN |
| 3 | Sat Sep 17 | vs#23Pitt | L13-34 | 1-2 | .333 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 4 | Sat Sep 24 | atSan Jose St | L6-34 | 1-3 | .250 | CEFCU Stadium · San Jose, CA |
| 5 | Sat Oct 1 | vsNew Hampshire | W44-7 | 2-3 | .400 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 6 | Sat Oct 8 | vsE Michigan | L23-45 | 2-4 | .333 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 7 | Sat Oct 15 | vsOhio | L14-33 | 2-5 | .286 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 8 | Sat Oct 22 | atMiami OH | W16-10 | 3-5 | .375 | Yager Stadium · Oxford, OH |
| 9 | Wed Nov 2 | atBowling Green | L9-13 | 3-6 | .333 | Doyt L. Perry Stadium · Bowling Green, OH |
| 10 | Wed Nov 9 | vsN Illinois | L21-24 | 3-7 | .300 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 11 | Wed Nov 16 | atC Michigan | W12-10 | 4-7 | .364 | Kelly/Shorts Stadium · Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12 | Fri Nov 25 | vsToledo | W20-14 | 5-7 | .417 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
