| Team: | Wichita Falls Nighthawks |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Record: | 12–4 |
| Conference Place: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Billy Back |
| Owner: | Drew Carnes |
| Stadium: | Kay Yeager Coliseum |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
The Wichita Falls Nighthawks season was the third and final season for the professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that compete in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Nighthawks were members of the United Conference.
Led by head coach Billy Back, the Nighthawks played their home games at the Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Key:
[1] All start times are local time
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||||
| 1 | Saturday | February 18 | 7:05pm | Iowa Barnstormers | W 68–53[2] | 1–0 | Kay Yeager Coliseum | 3,353 | |
| 2 | Saturday | February 25 | 7:05pm | at Nebraska Danger | W 65-48[3] | 2-0 | Eihusen Arena | ||
| 3 | Friday | March 3 | 7:05pm | Spokane Empire | W 57-56 [4] | 3-0 | Kay Yeager Coliseum | ||
| 4 | Saturday | March 11 | 7:05pm | at Cedar Rapids Titans | W 42-23[5] | 4-0 | U.S. Cellular Center | 3,484 | |
| 5 | colSpan=8 | BYE | |||||||
| 6 | Saturday | March 25 | 7:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | L 21–55 | 4–1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center | ||
| 7 | Saturday | April 1 | 7:00pm | at Arizona Rattlers | W 60–53[6] | 5–1 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 10,879 | |
| 8 | Saturday | April 8 | 7:05pm | Salt Lake Screaming Eagles | W 39–33 | 6–1 | Kay Yeager Coliseum | ||
| 9 | Friday | April 14 | 7:05pm | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 81–52 | 7–1 | Kay Yeager Coliseum | ||
| 10 | Friday | April 21 | 7:05pm | at Colorado Crush | L 73–77 | 7–2 | Budweiser Events Center | ||
| 11 | Saturday | April 29 | 7:05pm | Sioux Falls Storm | W 44–36 | 8–2 | Kay Yeager Coliseum | ||
| 12 | Friday | May 5 | 7:05pm | Nebraska Danger | W 57–40 | 9–2 | Kay Yeager Coliseum | ||
| 13 | colSpan=78 | BYE | |||||||
| 14 | Saturday | May 20 | 7:05pm | Iowa Barnstormers | L 47–50 | 9–3 | Kay Yeager Coliseum | ||
| 15 | Saturday | May 27 | 7:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | W 36–21 | 10–3 | Denny Sanford Premier Center | ||
| 16 | Saturday | June 3 | 7:05pm | at Green Bay Blizzard | W 44–37 | 11–3 | Resch Center | 2,377 | |
| 17 | Saturday | June 10 | 7:05pm | Colorado Crush | W 54–52 | 12–3 | Kay Yeager Coliseum | ||
| 18 | Saturday | June 17 | 7:05pm | at Nebraska Danger | L 44–59 | 12–4 | Eihusen Arena | ||