Record: 8-5 (South/West Independent, 1-1)
Points For: 402 (30.00 per game) | Points Against: 314 (24.00 per game)
MPI: 0.6629 (21 out of 110) | SOS: 0.5850 (13)
| Date | Result | Opponent | Opp MPI (RK) | PF | PA | Game Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | W | Auburn (9-4-0) | 0.7194 (14) | 20 | 18 | @ East Rutherford, NJ | |
| Sep 01 | W | Florida (9-1-1) | 0.8394 (2) | 32 | 20 | @ Tampa, FL | |
| Sep 08 | L | Michigan (6-6-0) | 0.4962 (55) | 14 | 22 | ||
| Sep 15 | W | Purdue (7-5-0) | 0.5654 (43) | 28 | 17 | ||
| Sep 22 | L | @ Florida State * (7-3-2) | 0.6620 (22) | 3 | 38 | ||
| Sep 29 | W | @ Rice (1-10-0) | 0.1722 (108) | 38 | 3 | ||
| Oct 06 | W | Notre Dame (7-5-0) | 0.6227 (33) | 31 | 13 | ||
| Oct 13 | W | Cincinnati (2-9-0) | 0.2347 (104) | 49 | 25 | @ Cincinnati, OH | |
| Oct 20 | W | @ Pittsburgh (3-7-1) | 0.3993 (75) | 27 | 7 | ||
| Nov 03 | W | Louisville * (2-9-0) | 0.2621 (99) | 38 | 23 | ||
| Nov 10 | L | @ Maryland (9-3-0) | 0.7559 (7) | 40 | 42 | ||
| Nov 23 | L | @ Boston College (10-2-0) | 0.8141 (4) | 45 | 47 | ||
| Jan 01 | L | UCLA (9-3-0) | 0.6718 (18) | 37 | 39 | @ Tempe, AZ | |
* Denotes a conference game.