| 8/26/2017 | Stanford (9-5) | 62 | vs | Rice | 7 | Sydney AU | P12 | |
| 9/9/2017 | Rice | 31 | at | UTEP (0-12,0-8) | 14 | |||
| 9/16/2017 | Rice | 3 | at | Houston (7-5) | 38 | at AAC | ||
| 9/23/2017 | Florida Intl (8-5,5-3) | 13 | at | Rice | 7 | |||
| 9/30/2017 | Rice | 10 | at | Pittsburgh (5-7) | 42 | at ACC | ||
| 10/7/2017 | Army (10-3) | 49 | at | Rice | 12 | Ind | ||
| 10/21/2017 | Rice | 7 | at | Texas-San Antonio (6-5,3-5) | 20 | |||
| 10/28/2017 | Louisiana Tech (7-6,4-4) | 42 | at | Rice | 28 | |||
| 11/4/2017 | Rice | 21 | at | UAB (8-5,6-2) | 52 | |||
| 11/11/2017 | Southern Miss (8-5,6-2) | 43 | at | Rice | 34 | |||
| 11/18/2017 | Rice | 21 | at | Old Dominion (5-7,3-5) | 24 | |||
| 11/25/2017 | North Texas (9-5,7-2) | 30 | at | Rice | 14 |
| vs Rice | vs Other Opponents | Rice compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 11-1 | 71-69 | |
| Points Scored: | 35.75 | 26.16 | -9.59 |
| Points Allowed: | 16.25 | 27.59 | -11.34 |
| Margin: | 19.50 | -1.43 | -20.93 |
| Total Points: | 52.00 | 53.75 | -1.75 |