Sep 3
vs Nicholls St (3-8)
Rating: 0.438 (108)

W 48 - 7 (1 - 0)

Sep 10
@ Central Michigan (4-8)
Rating: 3.168 (119)

W 38 - 24 (2 - 0)

Sep 17
@ #25 UCLA (9-4)
Rating: 6.545 (25)

L 31 - 32 (2 - 1)

Sep 24
vs Louisiana Tech (3-9)
Rating: 3.025 (123)

W 38 - 14 (3 - 1)
Rating: 5.777 (54)
Schedule: 3.486 (114)

Oct 1
@ Louisiana-Lafayette (6-7)
Rating: 4.987 (71)

W 20 - 17 (4 - 1)
Rating: 5.823 (54)
Schedule: 3.764 (115) 1

Oct 15
vs Louisiana-Monroe (4-8)
Rating: 3.466 (111)

W 41 - 34 (5 - 1)
Rating: 5.859 (49) 5
Schedule: 3.983 (112) 3

Oct 20
vs Troy (12-2)
Rating: 5.927 (46)

L 6 - 10 (5 - 2)
Rating: 5.461 (59) 10
Schedule: 4.061 (112)

Oct 29
@ Arkansas St (3-9)
Rating: 3.009 (124)

W 31 - 3 (6 - 2)
Rating: 5.661 (55) 4
Schedule: 3.912 (123) 11

Nov 5
@ Georgia Southern (6-7)
Rating: 4.096 (98)

W 38 - 31 (7 - 2)
Rating: 5.679 (49) 6
Schedule: 3.975 (114) 9

Nov 12
vs Texas St-San Marcos (4-8)
Rating: 3.029 (122)

W 38 - 21 (8 - 2)
Rating: 5.652 (54) 5
Schedule: 3.863 (120) 6

Nov 19
@ Southern Miss (7-6)
Rating: 4.163 (94)

W 27 - 20 (9 - 2)
Rating: 5.533 (57) 3
Schedule: 3.766 (125) 5

Nov 26
vs Old Dominion (3-9)
Rating: 3.31 (115)

W 27 - 20 (10 - 2)
Rating: 5.563 (60) 3
Schedule: 3.848 (125)

Dec 21
vs Western Kentucky (9-5)
Rating: 5.339 (64)

L 23 - 44 (10 - 3)
Rating: 5.224 (67) 7
Schedule: 3.885 (123) 2