The Eagles played their home games at J. I. Clements Stadium.

Georgia Southern announced its 2017 football schedule on October 20, 2016.

The 2017 schedule consisted of 29 home and 27 away games in the regular season.

[1] The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship was contested May 24–28 in Statesboro, Georgia, and was hosted by the Eagles.

[2] Georgia Southern finished 3rd in the east division of the conference which qualified the Eagles to compete in the tournament as the 5th seed for the team's 1st Sun Belt Conference tournament title.