| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Howard Payne* | | | L 27–35 | 9,500 | [1] |
| September 19 | East Texas State* | | - Shotwell Stadium
- Abilene, TX
| W 41–21 | 8,500 | [2] |
| September 26 | atAngelo State* | | | W 17–13 | 2,500 | [3] |
| October 3 | at No. 14Northern Colorado* | | | W 38–7 | 7,500 | [4] |
| October 10 | Eastern New Mexico* | No. 20 | - Shotwell Stadium
- Abilene, TX
| W 61–7 | 8,000 | [5] |
| October 17 | atLamar Tech | No. 11 | | W 42–27 | 8,500–8,959 | [6] |
| October 24 | No. 1Arkansas State | No. 12 | - Shotwell Stadium
- Abilene, TX
| L 23–28 | 10,000 | [7] |
| October 31 | atDrake* | No. 16 | | W 33–13 | 13,500 | [8] |
| November 7 | UT Arlington | No. 16 | - Shotwell Stadium
- Abilene, TX
| W 21–7 | 13,000 | [9] |
| November 14 | atTrinity (TX) | No. 9 | | W 20–15 | 2,004–2,100 | [10] |
| November 30 | vs.McMurry* | No. 15 | - Shotwell Stadium
- Abilene, TX
| W 43–26 | 6,000 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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