Sep 4
@ Illinois (5-7)
Rating: 5.702 (58)

W 37 - 30 (1 - 0)

Sep 11
vs Lamar (2-9)
Rating: 0.753 (114)

W 54 - 0 (2 - 0)

Sep 18
vs Middle Tennessee St (6-6)
Rating: 4.429 (94)

W 27 - 13 (3 - 0)

Sep 25
@ Memphis (6-6)
Rating: 4.802 (86)

W 31 - 28 (4 - 0)
Rating: 6.655 (25)
Schedule: 4.444 (76)

Oct 2
vs UNLV (2-10)
Rating: 4.14 (101)

W 24 - 17 (5 - 0)
Rating: 6.099 (47) 22
Schedule: 4.084 (113) 37

Oct 9
@ Western Kentucky (8-5)
Rating: 6.411 (35)

W 52 - 46 (6 - 0)
Rating: 6.19 (50) 3
Schedule: 4.311 (112) 1

Oct 16
vs Rice (4-8)
Rating: 3.214 (118)

W 45 - 0 (7 - 0)
Rating: 6.436 (46) 4
Schedule: 4.284 (118) 6

Oct 23
@ Louisiana Tech (3-9)
Rating: 3.641 (110)

W 45 - 16 (8 - 0)
Rating: 6.718 (30) 16
Schedule: 4.309 (113) 5

Nov 6
@ UTEP (7-5)
Rating: 4.316 (98)

W 44 - 23 (9 - 0)
Rating: 6.849 (24) 6
Schedule: 4.329 (115) 2

Nov 13
vs Southern Miss (3-9)
Rating: 2.696 (124)

W 27 - 17 (10 - 0)
Rating: 6.56 (33) 9
Schedule: 4.124 (125) 10

Nov 20
vs Alabama-Birmingham (8-4)
Rating: 5.644 (59)

W 34 - 31 (11 - 0)
Rating: 6.374 (35) 2
Schedule: 4.089 (122) 3

Nov 27
@ North Texas (6-6)
Rating: 4.242 (99)

L 23 - 45 (11 - 1)
Rating: 6.061 (50) 15
Schedule: 4.221 (121) 1

Dec 3
vs Western Kentucky (8-5)
Rating: 6.411 (35)

W 49 - 41 (12 - 1)
Rating: 6.108 (49) 1
Schedule: 4.339 (113) 8