| 9/2/2017 | Alabama A&M (4-7) | 7 | at | UAB | 38 | SWAC (1AA) | ||
| 9/9/2017 | UAB | 31 | at | Ball State (2-10) | 51 | at MAC | ||
| 9/16/2017 | Coastal Carolina (3-9) | 23 | at | UAB | 30 | SBC | ||
| 9/23/2017 | UAB | 43 | at | North Texas (9-5,7-2) | 46 | |||
| 10/7/2017 | Louisiana Tech (7-6,4-4) | 22 | at | UAB | 23 | |||
| 10/14/2017 | Middle Tenn State (7-6,4-4) | 23 | at | UAB | 25 | |||
| 10/21/2017 | UAB | 24 | at | UNC-Charlotte (1-11,1-7) | 25 | OT | ||
| 10/28/2017 | UAB | 30 | at | Southern Miss (8-5,6-2) | 12 | |||
| 11/4/2017 | Rice (1-11,1-7) | 21 | at | UAB | 52 | |||
| 11/11/2017 | UAB | 24 | at | Texas-San Antonio (6-5,3-5) | 19 | |||
| 11/18/2017 | UAB | 7 | at | Florida (4-7) | 36 | at SEC | ||
| 11/25/2017 | UTEP (0-12,0-8) | 7 | at | UAB | 28 | |||
| 12/22/2017 | UAB | 6 | vs | Ohio (9-4) | 41 | Bahamas Bowl (Nassau NP) | vs MAC |
| vs UAB | vs Other Opponents | UAB compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 5-8 | 56-90 | |
| Points Scored: | 25.62 | 23.83 | -1.79 |
| Points Allowed: | 27.77 | 29.80 | -2.03 |
| Margin: | -2.15 | -5.97 | -3.82 |
| Total Points: | 53.39 | 53.63 | -0.24 |