| 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 | Abilene Chr | 35 to 7 | 518 | 103 |
| 2 | 47 | 1.864 | (1,1) | 1.864 | New Mexico St | 14 to 21 | 18 | 180 |
| 3 | 137 | 0.923 | (1,2) | 1.257 | Navy | 23 to 42 | 50 | 25 |
| 4 | 68 | 1.415 | (2,2) | 1.415 | Oklahoma St | 19 to 12 | 210 | 161 |
| 5 | 97 | 1.208 | (2,3) | 1.408 | Tulane | 14 to 31 | 17 | 15 |
| 6 | 105 | 1.117 | (2,4) | 1.451 | Memphis | 7 to 45 | 21 | 60 |
| 7 | 103 | 1.167 | (2,4) | 1.500 | --bye-- |
| 8 | 130 | 0.922 | (2,5) | 1.351 | East Carolina | 27 to 41 | 54 | 43 |
| 9 | 139 | 0.875 | (2,6) | 1.375 | Temple | 37 to 38 | 71 | 98 |
| 10 | 147 | 0.832 | (2,6) | 1.332 | --bye-- |
| 11 | 161 | 0.723 | (2,7) | 1.278 | FL Atlantic | 21 to 40 | 119 | 131 |
| 12 | 141 | 0.874 | (3,7) | 1.274 | Oregon St | 31 to 14 | 151 | 152 |
| 13 | 131 | 0.966 | (4,7) | 1.239 | Army | 26 to 25 | 81 | 62 |
| 14 | 142 | 0.867 | (4,8) | 1.201 | UAB | 24 to 31 | 123 | 126 |
| 15 | 139 | 0.886 | (4,8) | 1.219 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 139 | 0.873 | (4,8) | 1.206 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 143 | 0.844 | (4,8) | 1.177 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 136 | 0.879 | (4,8) | 1.213 | --bye-- |
| 19 | 136 | 0.884 | (4,8) | 1.218 | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |