Season:
| Date | Rank | Opponent | Stadium | Result | Record |
| September 18 | #5 | Mississippi Southern | Cramton Bowl | L 19–25 | 0-1 |
| September 26 | NR | LSU | Ladd Stadium | T 7–7 | 0-1-1 |
| October 3 | NR | at Vanderbilt | Dudley Field | W 21–12 | 1-1-1 |
| October 10 | NR | Tulsa | Denny Stadium | W 41–13 | 2-1-1 |
| October 17 | NR | Tennessee | Legion Field | T 0–0 | 2-1-2 |
| October 24 | NR | Mississippi State | Denny Stadium | T 7–7 | 2-1-2 |
| October 31 | NR | at Georgia | Sanford Stadium | W 33–12 | 3-1-2 |
| November 7 | #20 | Chattanooga | Denny Stadium | W 21–14 | 4-1-2 |
| November 14 | NR | #5 Georgia Tech | Legion Field | W 13–6 | 5-1-2 |
| November 21 | #11 | at #2 Maryland | Byrd Stadium | L 0–21 | 5-2-2 |
| November 28 | NR | vs #16 Auburn | Legion Field | W 10–7 | 6-2-2 |
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| January 1 | #13 | vs #6 Rice | Cotton Bowl | L 6–28 | 6-3-2 |
