| 9/2/2017 | Eastern Kentucky (4-7) | 17 | at | Western Kentucky | 31 | OVC (1AA) | ||
| 9/9/2017 | Western Kentucky | 7 | at | Illinois (2-10) | 20 | at B10 | ||
| 9/16/2017 | Louisiana Tech (7-6,4-4) | 23 | at | Western Kentucky | 22 | |||
| 9/23/2017 | Ball State (2-10) | 21 | at | Western Kentucky | 33 | MAC | ||
| 10/7/2017 | Western Kentucky | 15 | at | UTEP (0-12,0-8) | 14 | |||
| 10/14/2017 | UNC-Charlotte (1-11,1-7) | 14 | at | Western Kentucky | 45 | |||
| 10/20/2017 | Western Kentucky | 35 | at | Old Dominion (5-7,3-5) | 31 | |||
| 10/28/2017 | Florida Atlantic (11-3,9-0) | 42 | at | Western Kentucky | 28 | |||
| 11/4/2017 | Western Kentucky | 17 | at | Vanderbilt (5-7) | 31 | at SEC | ||
| 11/11/2017 | Western Kentucky | 23 | at | Marshall (8-5,4-4) | 30 | |||
| 11/17/2017 | Middle Tenn State (7-6,4-4) | 38 | at | Western Kentucky | 41 | |||
| 11/24/2017 | Western Kentucky | 17 | at | Florida Intl (8-5,5-3) | 41 | |||
| 12/16/2017 | Western Kentucky | 17 | vs | Georgia State (7-5) | 27 | Cure Bowl (Orlando FL) | vs SBC |
| vs Western Kentucky | vs Other Opponents | Western Kentucky compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 7-6 | 60-88 | |
| Points Scored: | 26.85 | 22.66 | -4.19 |
| Points Allowed: | 25.46 | 29.14 | -3.68 |
| Margin: | 1.39 | -6.48 | -7.87 |
| Total Points: | 52.31 | 51.80 | 0.51 |