| 9/2/2017 | Northwestern State | 24 | at | Louisiana Tech (7-6) | 52 | at CUSA | ||
| 9/9/2017 | Northwestern State | 10 | at | Grambling (11-2) | 23 | at SWAC | ||
| 9/16/2017 | Lamar (2-9,1-8) | 28 | at | Northwestern State | 35 | |||
| 9/30/2017 | Southeastern Louisiana (6-5,6-3) | 49 | at | Northwestern State | 20 | |||
| 10/7/2017 | Northwestern State | 10 | at | Nicholls State (8-4,7-2) | 14 | |||
| 10/14/2017 | Northwestern State | 36 | at | Sam Houston (12-2,8-1) | 40 | |||
| 10/21/2017 | Central Arkansas (10-2,9-0) | 45 | at | Northwestern State | 17 | |||
| 10/28/2017 | Northwestern State | 10 | at | Houston Baptist (1-10,0-9) | 7 | |||
| 11/4/2017 | Abilene Christian (2-9,2-7) | 23 | at | Northwestern State | 26 | OT | ||
| 11/11/2017 | Northwestern State | 24 | at | McNeese State (9-2,7-2) | 44 | |||
| 11/18/2017 | Stephen F. Austin (4-7,4-5) | 21 | at | Northwestern State | 38 |
| vs Northwestern State | vs Other Opponents | Northwestern State compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 7-4 | 65-54 | |
| Points Scored: | 31.45 | 28.26 | -3.19 |
| Points Allowed: | 22.73 | 26.13 | -3.40 |
| Margin: | 8.72 | 2.13 | -6.59 |
| Total Points: | 54.18 | 54.39 | -0.21 |