Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:10 p.m. at No. 20 (FBS ) Kansas State * No. 15 ESPN3 L 19–5551,043
September 9 6:00 p.m. at Murray State * No. 15 OVCDN W 41–137,456
September 16 7:15 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana No. 14 ELVN W 38–610,237
September 30 6:00 p.m. No. 3 Sam Houston State No. 11 ESPN3 W 41–3011,347
October 7 6:00 p.m. at Houston Baptist No. 6 FSSW+ W 27–72,543
October 14 6:00 p.m. Stephen F. Austin No. 6 ESPN3 W 24–209,263
October 21 6:00 p.m. at Northwestern State No. 6 DemonTV W 45–178,252
October 28 6:00 p.m. No. 20 McNeese State No. 4 ESPN3 W 47–179,887
November 4 6:10 p.m. at Lamar No. 4 ESPN3 W 42–148,417
November 11 6:00 p.m. at Incarnate Word No. 3 UIWtv W 56–104,652
November 18 3:00 p.m. Abilene Christian No. 3 ESPN3 W 34–04,325
December 2 2:00 p.m. No. 21 New Hampshire * No. 3 ESPN3 L 15–216,243
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Central Arkansas at Kansas State[ 2]
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Bears
10
6 3 0
19
• No. 20 (FBS) Wildcats
10
28 10 7
55
Date: September 2Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KSGame start: 6:10 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:11Game attendance: 51,043Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • WSW 7 • ClearReferee: Brandon CruseTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller Analyst: Travis Tannahill
Sources:[ 2]
Central Arkansas at Murray State[ 3]
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 15 Bears
10
21 7 3
41
Racers
0
6 0 7
13
Date: September 9Location: Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KYGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2:46Game attendance: 7,456Referee: Andrew FaustTV announcers (OVCDN ): Play-by-Play: Neal Bradley Analyst: Josh McKeel
Sources:[ 3]
Southeastern Louisiana
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Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas[ 4]
1
2 3 4 Total
Lions
0
3 0 3
6
• No. 14 Bears
7
7 21 3
38
Date: September 16Location: Estes Stadium Conway, ARGame start: 7:15 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2:58Game attendance: 10,237Referee: K. BoitmanTV announcers (ELVN ): Play-by-Play: Steve Sullivan Analyst: Fitz Hill
Sources:[ 4]
Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas[ 5]
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Bearkats
7
10 7 6
30
• No. 11 Bears
14
17 3 7
41
Date: September 30Location: Estes Stadium Conway, ARGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:44Game attendance: 11,347Referee: Brandon CruiseTV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Randy McIlvoy Analyst: Shea Walker Sideline: Tatum Everett
Sources:[ 5]
Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist[ 6]
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 6 Bears
14
0 7 6
27
Huskies
7
0 0 0
7
Date: October 7Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TXGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2:23Game attendance: 2,543Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • WSW 7 • ClearReferee: Dan LewisTV announcers (FSSW+ ): Play-by-Play: Tom Franklin Analyst: John Harris Sideline: Maya Golden
Sources:[ 6]
Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas[ 7]
1
2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks
0
14 3 3
20
• No. 6 Bears
7
7 3 7
24
Date: October 14Location: Estes Stadium Conway, ARGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:25Game attendance: 9,263Referee: Vidal JonesTV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Lincoln Rose Analyst: Nate Griffin
Sources:[ 7]
At Northwestern State
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Central Arkansas at Northwestern State[ 8]
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 6 Bears
10
14 14 7
45
Demons
3
7 7 0
17
Date: October 21Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LAGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 5:06Game attendance: 8,252Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • SSE 5 • OvercastReferee: Ross SmithTV announcers (DTV ): Play-by-Play: Patrick Netherton Analyst: Richard deVargas Sideline: Tony Taglavore
Sources:[ 8]
McNeese State at Central Arkansas<[ 9] (homecoming)
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Cowboys
10
0 7 0
17
• No. 4 Bears
9
21 14 3
47
Date: October 28Location: Estes Stadium Conway, ARGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:30Game attendance: 9,887Referee: Scott CampbellTV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Jeff Brightwell Analyst: Stan Humphries Sideline: Tatum Everett
Sources:[ 9]
Central Arkansas at Lamar[ 10]
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 4 Bears
14
7 21 0
42
Cardinals
7
0 0 7
14
Date: November 4Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 6:10 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:03Game attendance: 8,417Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • S 8 • Partly cloudyTV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Dan Gresham Analyst: Lemont Williams
Sources:[ 10]
Central Arkansas at Incarnate Word[ 11]
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 3 Bears
14
28 0 14
56
Cardinals
3
0 0 7
10
Date: November 11Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TXGame start: 6:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 4,652Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • E 7 • Cloudy, showersReferee: Ray EdwardsTV announcers (UIWtv ): Play-by-Play: Chris Reyes Analyst: Jaime Valdez
Sources:[ 11]
Abilene Christian at Central Arkansas
1
2 3 4 Total
Wildcats
0
0 0 0
0
• No. 3 Bears
14
6 7 7
34
Date: November 18Location: Estes Stadium Conway, ARGame start: 3:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 4,325
Sources:
New Hampshire–Second Round
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FCS Playoffs Second Round
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 21 Wildcats
7
0 7 7
21
No. 3 Bears
7
0 0 8
15
Date: December 2Location: Estes Stadium Conway, ARGame start: 2:00 p.m. CST Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
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^ a b "Football vs Kansas State University on 9/2/2017" . Retrieved September 6, 2017 .
^ a b "Football vs Murray State University on 9/9/2017" . Retrieved September 10, 2017 .
^ a b "Football vs Southeastern Louisiana University on 9/16/2017" . Retrieved September 20, 2017 .
^ a b "Football vs Sam Houston State University on 9/30/2017" . Retrieved October 10, 2017 .
^ a b "Football vs Houston Baptist University on 10/7/2017" . Retrieved October 10, 2017 .
^ a b "Football vs Stephen F. Austin on 10/14/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017 .
^ a b "Football vs Northwestern State University on 10/21/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017 .
^ a b "Football vs McNeese on 10/28/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017 .
^ a b "Football vs Lamar University on 11/4/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017 .
^ a b "Football vs University of the Incarnate Word on 11/11/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017 .