| 9/2/2017 | South Dakota | 77 | at | Drake (7-4) | 7 | at Pio | ||
| 9/9/2017 | South Dakota | 35 | at | Bowling Green (2-10) | 27 | at MAC | ||
| 9/16/2017 | North Dakota (3-8) | 7 | at | South Dakota | 45 | BSky | ||
| 9/30/2017 | South Dakota | 38 | at | Western Illinois (8-4,5-3) | 33 | |||
| 10/7/2017 | Youngstown State (6-5,4-4) | 28 | at | South Dakota | 31 | |||
| 10/14/2017 | Indiana State (0-11,0-8) | 6 | at | South Dakota | 56 | |||
| 10/21/2017 | South Dakota | 21 | at | Illinois State (6-5,4-4) | 37 | |||
| 10/28/2017 | Southern Illinois (4-7,2-6) | 0 | at | South Dakota | 42 | |||
| 11/4/2017 | South Dakota | 29 | at | Northern Iowa (8-5,6-3) | 34 | |||
| 11/11/2017 | South Dakota | 14 | at | North Dakota State (14-1,7-1) | 49 | |||
| 11/18/2017 | South Dakota State (11-3,7-2) | 31 | at | South Dakota | 28 | |||
| 11/25/2017 | South Dakota | 38 | at | Nicholls State (8-4) | 31 | 1AA Playoff Round 1 | at SLC | |
| 12/2/2017 | South Dakota | 42 | at | Sam Houston (12-2) | 54 | 1AA Playoff Round 2 | at SLC |
| vs South Dakota | vs Other Opponents | South Dakota compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 5-8 | 84-61 | |
| Points Scored: | 26.46 | 30.65 | 4.19 |
| Points Allowed: | 38.15 | 25.24 | 12.91 |
| Margin: | -11.69 | 5.41 | 17.10 |
| Total Points: | 64.61 | 55.89 | 8.72 |