Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 9 | at Akron* | Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel) | T 13–13 | |||||
| September 16 | at Louisville* | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | L 0–34 | |||||
| September 23 | Ohio | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | W 37–14 | |||||
| September 30 | San Diego State* | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | L 0–14 | |||||
| October 7 | Western Michigan | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | L 12–13 | |||||
| October 14 | at Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | W 14–10 | |||||
| October 21 | Xavier* | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | W 26–16 | |||||
| October 28 | at Northern Illinois* | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | L 7–28 | |||||
| November 4 | at Marshall* | Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV | W 16–14 | |||||
| November 11 | at Miami (OH) | Miami Field • Oxford, OH | W 21–10 | |||||
| November 18 | Toledo | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | W 27–9 | |||||
| December 29 | vs. Tampa | Tangerine Bowl • Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl) | L 18–21 | |||||
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