Schedule:
| Game | Date | Away Team (Rank) | Away Score | Home Team (Rank) | Home Score | Game Status | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-08-26 | Stanford (16) | 62 | Rice (136) | 7 | Final | L | -55 |
| 2 | 2017-09-09 | Rice (136) | 31 | UTEP (129) | 14 | Final | W | 17 |
| 3 | 2017-09-16 | Rice (136) | 3 | Houston (34) | 38 | Final | L | -35 |
| 4 | 2017-09-23 | Florida International | 13 | Rice | 7 | Final | L | -6 |
| 5 | 2017-09-30 | Rice | 10 | Pittsburgh | 42 | Final | L | -32 |
| 6 | 2017-10-07 | Army (70) | 49 | Rice (118) | 12 | Final | L | -37 |
| 7 | 2017-10-21 | Rice (129) | 7 | UTSA (85) | 20 | Final | L | -13 |
| 8 | 2017-10-28 | Louisiana Tech | 42 | Rice | 28 | Final | L | -14 |
| 9 | 2017-11-04 | Rice (136) | 21 | UAB (89) | 52 | Final | L | -31 |
| 10 | 2017-11-11 | Southern Miss (84) | 43 | Rice (145) | 34 | Final | L | -9 |
| 11 | 2017-11-18 | Rice (152) | 21 | Old Dominion (111) | 24 | Final | L | -3 |
| 12 | 2017-11-25 | North Texas (46) | 30 | Rice (159) | 14 | Final | L | -16 |