| date | opponent | site | result | attendance |
| september 5 | virginia tech | lane stadium blacksburg , va | l3 - 38 | 48134 |
| september 12 | chattanooga | dowdy - ficklen stadium greenville , nc | w31 - 0 | 34028 |
| september 19 | ohio | peden stadium athens , oh | w21 - 14 | 19186 |
| october 3 | army | dowdy - ficklen stadium greenville , nc | w30 - 25 | 40607 |
| october 10 | uab | dowdy - ficklen stadium greenville , nc | w26 - 7 | 31002 |
| october 17 | alabama | legion field birmingham , al | l22 - 23 | 80079 |
| october 24 | southern miss | mm roberts stadium hattiesburg , ms | l7 - 41 | 24020 |
| october 31 | houston | dowdy - ficklen stadium greenville , nc | l31 - 34 | 26821 |
| november 5 | cincinnati | nippert stadium cincinnati , oh | w24 - 21 | 19098 |
| november 14 | louisville | dowdy - ficklen stadium greenville , nc | l45 - 63 | 26258 |
| november 21 | memphis | liberty bowl memorial stadium memphis , tn | w34 - 31 | 16052 |
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