| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | RECORD/WAC |
| Aug 30 | Indiana State | W 51-0 | 1-0 |
| Sept 22 | Fresno State* | L 37-18 | 1-1 / 0-1 |
| Sept 29 | at UTEP* | L 26-10 | 1-2 / 0-2 |
| Oct 6 | New Mexico State* (Homecoming) |
L 24-7 | 1-3 / 0-3 |
| Oct 13 | at Boise State* | L 41-10 | 1-4 / 0-4 |
| Oct 20 | Hawaii* | L 36-15 | 1-5 / 0-5 |
| Oct 27 | at San Jose State* | L 63-27 | 1-6 / 0-6 |
| Nov 3 | at Oklahoma | L 58-0 | 1-7 / 0-6 |
| Nov 10 | at Rice* | L 59-32 | 1-8 / 0-7 |
| Nov 17 | SMU* | L 24-14 | 1-9 / 0-8 |
| Nov 24 | Louisiana Tech* | L 19-7 | 1-10 / 0-9 |