Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 3 at Clemson * L 10–4469,962 [ 1] September 17 at Wake Forest * L 0–2121,351 [ 2] September 24 East Tennessee State W 17–16 [ 3] October 1 at Marshall W 21–710,200 [ 4] October 8 at Tennessee Tech * W 42–1011,308 [ 5] October 15 No. 5 Furman E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC T 17–1711,642 [ 6] October 22 Wofford * E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC W 37–2010,755 [ 7] October 29 No. 17 Chattanooga E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC W 25–159,245 [ 8] November 5 at The Citadel No. T–20 W 44–1713,240 [ 9] November 12 Gardner–Webb * No. 18 E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC W 43–76,212 [ 10] November 19 Appalachian State No. 13 E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (rivalry ) W 41–1513,924 [ 11] November 26 No. 7 Colgate * No. 9 W 24–236,500 [ 12] December 3 at No. 3 Holy Cross * No. 9 W 21–2810,814 [ 13] December 10 at No. 2 Furman No. 9 W 14–713,034 [ 14] December 17 vs. No. 1 Southern Illinois * No. 9 L 7–4315,950 [ 15]