| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|
| September 9 | atArkansas State | | | W 27–17 | 9,500 | [1] |
| September 16 | Sam Houston State* | | | W 28–0 | 13,500 | [2] |
| September 23 | at No. 3Louisiana Tech | No. T–5 | | L 17–34 | 19,200 | [3] |
| October 7 | atLamar | No. 8 | | W 17–7 | 16,226 | [4] |
| October 14 | Northeast Louisiana | No. 5 | - Cowboy Stadium
- Lake Charles, LA
| W 31–14 | 12,600 | [5] |
| October 21 | atNicholls State* | No. 4 | | W 24–7 | 7,600 | [6] |
| October 28 | vs.Troy State* | No. 5 | | W 13–7 | 6,500 | [7] |
| November 4 | Northwestern State* | No. 7 | - Cowboy Stadium
- Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
| L 10–25 | 14,000 | [8] |
| November 11 | atSoutheastern Louisiana* | No. 10 | | W 31–13 | 4,500 | [9] |
| November 18 | Abilene Christian | No. 9 | - Cowboy Stadium
- Lake Charles, LA
| W 22–0 | 8,750 | [10] |
| November 25 | Southwestern Louisiana | No. T–10 | - Cowboy Stadium
- Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
| L 0–10 | 14,000 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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