| 8/27/2017 | Richmond (6-5) | vs | Sam Houston | Postponed WX | CAAF | |||
| 9/1/2017 | Richmond (6-5) | 34 | vs | Sam Houston | 48 | Waco TX | CAAF | |
| 9/7/2017 | Sam Houston | 44 | at | Prairie View (6-5) | 31 | at SWAC | ||
| 9/23/2017 | Nicholls State (8-4,7-2) | 17 | at | Sam Houston | 66 | |||
| 9/30/2017 | Sam Houston | 30 | at | Central Arkansas (10-2,9-0) | 41 | |||
| 10/7/2017 | Sam Houston | 27 | vs | Stephen F. Austin (4-7,4-5) | 16 | Houston TX | ||
| 10/14/2017 | Northwestern State (4-7,4-5) | 36 | at | Sam Houston | 40 | |||
| 10/21/2017 | Lamar (2-9,1-8) | 27 | at | Sam Houston | 63 | |||
| 10/28/2017 | Sam Houston | 33 | at | Southeastern Louisiana (6-5,6-3) | 23 | |||
| 11/4/2017 | Incarnate Word (1-10,1-7) | 20 | at | Sam Houston | 57 | |||
| 11/11/2017 | Sam Houston | 44 | at | Abilene Christian (2-9,2-7) | 35 | |||
| 11/18/2017 | Houston Baptist (1-10,0-9) | 33 | at | Sam Houston | 53 | |||
| 12/2/2017 | South Dakota (8-5) | 42 | at | Sam Houston | 54 | 1AA Playoff Round 2 | MVC | |
| 12/9/2017 | Kennesaw St (12-2) | 27 | at | Sam Houston | 34 | 1AA Playoff Quarterfinal | BigS | |
| 12/15/2017 | Sam Houston | 13 | at | North Dakota State (14-1) | 55 | 1AA Semifinal | at MVC |
| vs Sam Houston | vs Other Opponents | Sam Houston compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 2-12 | 88-73 | |
| Points Scored: | 31.21 | 28.11 | -3.10 |
| Points Allowed: | 43.29 | 24.58 | 18.71 |
| Margin: | -12.08 | 3.53 | 15.61 |
| Total Points: | 74.50 | 52.69 | 21.81 |