| 9/2/2017 | Northern Iowa | 24 | at | Iowa State (8-5) | 42 | at B12 | ||
| 9/9/2017 | Cal Poly (1-10) | 38 | at | Northern Iowa | 45 | OT | BSky | |
| 9/16/2017 | Northern Iowa | 21 | at | Southern Utah (9-3) | 24 | at BSky | ||
| 9/30/2017 | Northern Iowa | 24 | at | Southern Illinois (4-7,2-6) | 17 | |||
| 10/7/2017 | Western Illinois (8-4,5-3) | 38 | at | Northern Iowa | 29 | |||
| 10/14/2017 | Northern Iowa | 38 | at | South Dakota State (11-3,7-2) | 18 | |||
| 10/21/2017 | Youngstown State (6-5,4-4) | 14 | at | Northern Iowa | 19 | |||
| 10/28/2017 | Northern Iowa | 14 | at | North Dakota State (14-1,7-1) | 30 | |||
| 11/4/2017 | South Dakota (8-5,4-4) | 29 | at | Northern Iowa | 34 | |||
| 11/11/2017 | Northern Iowa | 25 | at | Missouri State (3-8,2-6) | 10 | |||
| 11/18/2017 | Indiana State (0-11,0-8) | 3 | at | Northern Iowa | 41 | |||
| 11/25/2017 | Monmouth NJ (9-3) | 7 | at | Northern Iowa | 46 | 1AA Playoff Round 1 | BigS | |
| 12/2/2017 | Northern Iowa | 22 | at | South Dakota State (11-3,7-2) | 37 | 1AA Playoff Round 2 |
| vs Northern Iowa | vs Other Opponents | Northern Iowa compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 5-8 | 86-59 | |
| Points Scored: | 23.62 | 32.10 | 8.48 |
| Points Allowed: | 29.38 | 26.14 | 3.24 |
| Margin: | -5.76 | 5.96 | 11.72 |
| Total Points: | 53.00 | 58.24 | -5.24 |