| Week | Rank | Rate | Record | SOS | Opponent | Score | Rank Then | Rank Now |
| 1 | 40 | 0.000 | (0,0) | 0.000 | --bye-- |
| 2 | 424 | -0.500 | (0,1) | 0.500 | Tulane | 17 to 37 | 29 | 38 |
| 3 | 107 | 3.281 | (1,1) | 3.281 | SE Louisiana | 35 to 17 | 174 | 378 |
| 4 | 72 | 1.696 | (2,1) | 1.363 | Oklahoma St | 33 to 7 | 92 | 19 |
| 5 | 160 | 0.925 | (2,2) | 0.925 | Central Michigan | 30 to 34 | 94 | 154 |
| 6 | 141 | 0.949 | (2,3) | 1.149 | James Madison | 23 to 31 | 28 | 26 |
| 7 | 101 | 1.238 | (3,3) | 1.238 | Louisiana-Monroe | 55 to 7 | 132 | 223 |
| 8 | 96 | 1.272 | (3,3) | 1.272 | --bye-- |
| 9 | 80 | 1.309 | (4,3) | 1.166 | Southern Miss | 55 to 3 | 205 | 174 |
| 10 | 108 | 1.167 | (4,4) | 1.167 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 20 to 33 | 82 | 145 |
| 11 | 102 | 1.189 | (4,5) | 1.300 | Troy | 10 to 28 | 28 | 32 |
| 12 | 97 | 1.234 | (5,5) | 1.234 | Arkansas St | 21 to 14 | 105 | 124 |
| 13 | 81 | 1.299 | (6,5) | 1.208 | Marshall | 28 to 0 | 87 | 92 |
| 14 | 94 | 1.255 | (6,6) | 1.255 | Texas St-San Marcos | 44 to 52 | 95 | 91 |
| 15 | 97 | 1.171 | (6,6) | 1.171 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 97 | 1.170 | (6,6) | 1.170 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 99 | 1.147 | (6,6) | 1.147 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 96 | 1.143 | (7,6) | 1.066 | Eastern Michigan | 59 to 10 | 176 | 176 |
| 19 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |