Record: 7-3-1 (Southern, 3-1)
Points For: 306 (27.00 per game) | Points Against: 192 (17.00 per game)
MPI: 0.6319 (40 out of 138) | SOS: 0.3418 (132)
| Date | Result | Opponent | Opp MPI (RK) | PF | PA | Game Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 09 | W | Western Kentucky | 42 | 15 | |||
| Sep 16 | W | Louisiana Tech (6-5-0) | 0.5305 (61) | 12 | 7 | ||
| Sep 23 | W | Marshall * (1-10-0) | 0.1791 (134) | 27 | 23 | ||
| Sep 30 | T | Middle Tennessee State | 14 | 14 | |||
| Oct 07 | W | @ Appalachian State * (7-4-0) | 0.5784 (52) | 72 | 14 | ||
| Oct 14 | W | @ Jacksonville State | 28 | 21 | |||
| Oct 21 | W | Furman * (8-3-0) | 0.6757 (28) | 13 | 9 | ||
| Oct 28 | L | McNeese State (7-4-0) | 0.5807 (51) | 24 | 28 | ||
| Nov 04 | L | @ Western Carolina * (6-5-0) | 0.5609 (56) | 21 | 31 | ||
| Nov 11 | W | @ Richmond (3-8-0) | 0.3660 (103) | 30 | 3 | ||
| Nov 18 | L | Tennessee State | 23 | 27 | |||
* Denotes a conference game.