| Ratings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | 1 | |
| Conf | American | |
| W-L | 15-0 | |
| Off | 128 | |
| Def | 116 | |

| Date | Opponent | Expected | Outcome | Location | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Sep 18 |
Grambling
|
W by 41 | W 45-0 | Home | 2-1 |
| Sat Sep 11 |
Rice
|
W by 7.5 | W 44-7 | Away | 1-1 |
| Sat Sep 4 |
Texas Tech
|
W by 2.5 | L 38-21 | Neutral | 0-1 |
| Thu Dec 24 |
Hawai'i
|
W by 7 | L 28-14 | Neutral | 3-5 |
| Sat Dec 12 |
Memphis
|
W by 6.5 | L 30-27 | Away | 3-4 |
| Sat Dec 5 |
SMU
|
W by 2.5 | T 0-0 | Away | 3-4 |
| Sat Nov 28 |
Tulsa 25
|
W by 1 | T 0-0 | Home | 3-4 |
| Sat Nov 21 |
SMU
|
L by 3 | T 0-0 | Away | 3-4 |
| Sat Nov 14 |
South Florida
|
W by 15 | W 56-21 | Home | 3-3 |
| Sat Nov 7 |
Cincinnati 6
|
L by 13.5 | L 38-10 | Away | 2-3 |
| Sat Oct 31 |
UCF
|
L by 3 | L 44-21 | Home | 2-2 |
| Sat Oct 24 |
Navy
|
W by 15.5 | W 37-21 | Away | 2-1 |
| Fri Oct 16 |
BYU 14
|
L by 5 | L 43-26 | Home | 1-1 |
| Thu Oct 8 |
Tulane
|
W by 6.5 | W 49-31 | Home | 1-0 |
| Sat Sep 26 |
North Texas
|
W by 22.5 | T 0-0 | Home | 3-4 |
| Sat Sep 19 |
Baylor
|
L by 4 | T 0-0 | Away | 3-4 |
| Fri Sep 18 |
Memphis 16
|
n/a | T 0-0 | Away | 0-0 |
| Thu Sep 3 |
Rice
|
n/a | T 0-0 | Home | 3-4 |
| Sat Nov 30 |
Navy
|
L by 9.5 | L 56-41 | Home | 4-8 |
| Sat Nov 23 |
Tulsa
|
L by 6.5 | W 24-14 | Away | 4-7 |