Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | Stephen F. Austin | | | W 25–6 | 13,037 |
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September 26 | Tennessee Tech | No. 14 | | W 14–3 | 8,483 |
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October 3 | at No. 3 (UD) Ole Miss | No. 11 | | L 0–43 | 12,500 |
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October 10 | Abilene Christian | | | W 13–7 | 8,100 |
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October 17 | Florida State | No. T–14 | | W 16–6 | 9,536 |
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October 24 | at Mississippi State | | | L 23–28 | 16,000 |
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October 31 | at No. 1 Mississippi Southern | No. 15 | | W 21–6 | 9,536 | [4]
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November 14 | at T–14 Louisiana Tech | No. 7 | | L 8–10 | 5,500 | [5]
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November 21 | at No. 17 (UD) Alabama | No. 8 | | L 7–14 | 30,200 | [6][7]
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November 26 | at Chattanooga | No. 7 | | W 15–9 | 7,000–8,000 | [8]
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- Homecoming
- Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
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