| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | RECORD/WAC |
| Aug 30 | at Minnesota | L 49-10 | 0-1 |
| Sept 6 | at Arkansas | L 45-13 | 0-2 |
| Sept 13 | SW Texas State | W 41-15 | 1-2 |
| Sept 20 | Arkansas State | W 54-7 | 2-2 |
| Oct 4 | Hawaii* | W 27-16 | 3-2 / 1-0 |
| Oct 11 | at Boise State* | L 28-21 | 3-3 / 1-1 |
| Oct 18 | Nevada* | L 28-21 | 3-4 / 1-2 |
| Oct 25 | SMU* Homecoming |
W 35-16 | 4-4 / 2-2 |
| Nov 1 | at UTEP* | W 56-28 | 5-4 / 3-2 |
| Nov 8 | at Rice* | W 31-28 | 6-4 / 4-2 |
| Nov 15 | Louisiana Tech* | W 48-18 | 7-4 / 5-2 |
| Nov 22 | at San Jose State* | W 34-32 | 8-4 / 6-2 |
| Jan 3 | Georgia Tech Humanitarian Bowl |
L 52-10 | 8-5 / 6-2 |