Record: 8-5 (Sun Belt, 7-1)
Points For: 426 (32.00 per game) | Points Against: 277 (21.00 per game)
MPI: 0.5352 (52 out of 120) | SOS: 0.4257 (112)
| Date | Result | Opponent | Opp MPI (RK) | PF | PA | Game Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | W | Middle Tennessee State * (5-7-0) | 0.3704 (89) | 31 | 17 | ||
| Sep 13 | W | @ Alcorn State | 65 | 0 | |||
| Sep 20 | L | Ohio State (10-3-0) | 0.7328 (12) | 10 | 28 | ||
| Sep 27 | L | Oklahoma State (9-4-0) | 0.6751 (23) | 24 | 55 | ||
| Oct 07 | W | Florida Atlantic * (7-6-0) | 0.5039 (61) | 30 | 17 | ||
| Oct 18 | W | @ Florida International * (5-7-0) | 0.3841 (86) | 33 | 23 | ||
| Oct 25 | W | North Texas * (1-11-0) | 0.1062 (119) | 45 | 17 | ||
| Nov 01 | L | Louisiana-Monroe * (4-8-0) | 0.3066 (102) | 30 | 31 | ||
| Nov 08 | W | @ Western Kentucky * (2-10-0) | 0.1819 (115) | 17 | 7 | ||
| Nov 15 | L | Louisiana State (8-5-0) | 0.5940 (36) | 31 | 40 | ||
| Nov 22 | W | @ Louisiana-Lafayette * (6-6-0) | 0.4547 (69) | 48 | 3 | ||
| Dec 06 | W | @ Arkansas State * (6-6-0) | 0.4523 (70) | 35 | 9 | ||
| Dec 21 | L | Southern Mississippi (7-6-0) | 0.4811 (65) | 27 | 30 | @ New Orleans, LA | |
* Denotes a conference game.