Schedule:
| Game | Date | Away Team (Rank) | Away Score | Home Team (Rank) | Home Score | Game Status | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-08-27 | Richmond | 0 | Sam Houston State | 0 | Postponed | - | - |
| 2 | 2017-09-01 | Richmond | 34 | Sam Houston State | 48 | Final | W | 14 |
| 3 | 2017-09-07 | Sam Houston State | 44 | Prairie View A&M | 31 | Final | W | 13 |
| 4 | 2017-09-23 | Nicholls State | 17 | Sam Houston State | 66 | Final | W | 49 |
| 5 | 2017-09-30 | Sam Houston State | 30 | Central Arkansas | 41 | Final | L | -11 |
| 6 | 2017-10-07 | Sam Houston State | 27 | Stephen F. Austin | 16 | Final | W | 11 |
| 7 | 2017-10-14 | Northwestern State | 36 | Sam Houston State | 40 | Final | W | 4 |
| 8 | 2017-10-21 | Lamar | 27 | Sam Houston State | 63 | Final | W | 36 |
| 9 | 2017-10-28 | Sam Houston State | 33 | Southeastern Louisiana | 23 | Final | W | 10 |
| 10 | 2017-11-04 | Incarnate Word | 20 | Sam Houston State | 57 | Final | W | 37 |
| 11 | 2017-11-11 | Sam Houston State | 44 | Abilene Christian | 35 | Final | W | 9 |
| 12 | 2017-11-18 | Houston Baptist | 33 | Sam Houston State | 53 | Final | W | 20 |
| 13 | 2017-12-02 | South Dakota | 42 | Sam Houston State | 54 | Final | W | 12 |
| 14 | 2017-12-09 | Kennesaw State | 27 | Sam Houston State | 34 | Final | W | 7 |
| 15 | 2017-12-15 | Sam Houston State | 13 | North Dakota State | 55 | Final | L | -42 |