| 9/2/2017 | Western Carolina | 18 | at | Hawaii (3-9) | 41 | at MW | ||
| 9/9/2017 | Davidson (2-9) | 17 | at | Western Carolina | 63 | Pio | ||
| 9/16/2017 | Western Carolina | 42 | at | Gardner-Webb (1-10) | 27 | at BigS | ||
| 9/23/2017 | Samford (8-4,6-2) | 34 | at | Western Carolina | 38 | |||
| 9/30/2017 | Western Carolina | 45 | at | Chattanooga (3-8,3-5) | 7 | |||
| 10/7/2017 | Western Carolina | 28 | at | Wofford (10-3,8-1) | 35 | OT | ||
| 10/14/2017 | East Tennessee St (4-7,2-6) | 10 | at | Western Carolina | 49 | |||
| 10/21/2017 | Western Carolina | 26 | at | VMI (0-11,0-8) | 7 | |||
| 10/28/2017 | Furman (8-5,6-3) | 28 | at | Western Carolina | 6 | |||
| 11/4/2017 | Western Carolina | 31 | at | The Citadel (5-6,3-5) | 19 | |||
| 11/11/2017 | Mercer (5-6,4-4) | 35 | at | Western Carolina | 33 | |||
| 11/18/2017 | Western Carolina | 10 | at | North Carolina (3-9) | 65 | at ACC |
| vs Western Carolina | vs Other Opponents | Western Carolina compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 5-7 | 47-80 | |
| Points Scored: | 27.08 | 21.67 | -5.41 |
| Points Allowed: | 32.42 | 27.59 | 4.83 |
| Margin: | -5.34 | -5.92 | -0.58 |
| Total Points: | 59.50 | 49.26 | 10.24 |