| 1 | Thu Aug 31 | vs St Francis PA | W35-17 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 2 | Sat Sep 9 | atSyracuse | L7-48 | 1-1 | .500 | JMA Wireless Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 3 | Sat Sep 16 | at#25Iowa | L10-41 | 1-2 | .333 | Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, IA |
| 4 | Sat Sep 23 | atToledo | L31-49 | 1-3 | .250 | Glass Bowl · Toledo, OH |
| 5 | Sat Sep 30 | vsBall State | W42-24 | 2-3 | .400 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 6 | Sat Oct 7 | atMississippi St | L28-41 | 2-4 | .333 | Davis Wade Stadium · Starkville, MS |
| 7 | Sat Oct 14 | vsMiami OH | L21-34 | 2-5 | .286 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 8 | Sat Oct 21 | atOhio | L17-20 | 2-6 | .250 | Peden Stadium · Athens, OH |
| 9 | Sat Oct 28 | atE Michigan | W45-21 | 3-6 | .333 | Rynearson Stadium · Ypsilanti, MI |
| 10 | Tue Nov 7 | vsC Michigan | W38-28 | 4-6 | .400 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
| 11 | Tue Nov 14 | atN Illinois | L0-24 | 4-7 | .364 | Huskie Stadium · Dekalb, IL |
| 12 | Tue Nov 21 | vsBowling Green | L10-34 | 4-8 | .333 | Waldo Stadium · Kalamazoo, MI |
