| Week | Rank | Rate | Record | SOS | Opponent | Score | Rank Then | Rank Now |
| 0 | 9 | 0.000 | (0,0) | 0.000 | --bye-- |
| 1 | 7 | 0.500 | (1,0) | -0.500 | Lamar | 51 to 0 | 518 | 135 |
| 2 | 138 | 0.578 | (2,0) | -0.422 | W Michigan | 33 to 30 | 414 | 56 |
| 3 | 27 | 2.036 | (3,0) | 1.036 | Washington St | 59 to 10 | 81 | 61 |
| 4 | 8 | 2.420 | (4,0) | 1.420 | Army | 45 to 38 | 93 | 62 |
| 5 | 8 | 2.388 | (5,0) | 1.388 | South Alabama | 36 to 22 | 142 | 158 |
| 6 | 8 | 2.327 | (5,0) | 1.327 | --bye-- |
| 7 | 16 | 2.153 | (5,1) | 1.487 | South Florida | 36 to 63 | 12 | 34 |
| 8 | 16 | 2.048 | (6,1) | 1.334 | UT San Antonio | 55 to 17 | 106 | 66 |
| 9 | 22 | 1.959 | (7,1) | 1.209 | Charlotte | 54 to 20 | 192 | 174 |
| 10 | 19 | 2.010 | (8,1) | 1.232 | Navy | 31 to 17 | 43 | 25 |
| 11 | 17 | 2.012 | (8,1) | 1.235 | --bye-- |
| 12 | 16 | 2.053 | (9,1) | 1.253 | UAB | 53 to 24 | 130 | 126 |
| 13 | 15 | 2.045 | (10,1) | 1.226 | Rice | 56 to 24 | 95 | 113 |
| 14 | 17 | 2.047 | (11,1) | 1.214 | Temple | 52 to 25 | 109 | 98 |
| 15 | 18 | 1.987 | (11,2) | 1.295 | Tulane | 21 to 34 | 17 | 15 |
| 16 | 18 | 1.975 | (11,2) | 1.282 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 19 | 1.953 | (11,2) | 1.261 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 17 | 2.019 | (12,2) | 1.304 | San Diego St | 49 to 47 | 59 | 58 |
| 19 | 16 | 2.019 | (12,2) | 1.305 | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |