Key: Win : Draw : Loss
| Date | Home | Away | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/08/2017 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | Rochdale | L Probert |
| 12/08/2017 | Rochdale | 1 | 1 | Scunthorpe | R Joyce |
| 19/08/2017 | Shrewsbury | 3 | 2 | Rochdale | A Haines |
| 26/08/2017 | Rochdale | 0 | 0 | Bury | J Brooks |
| 02/09/2017 | Southend | 0 | 0 | Rochdale | T Robinson |
| 09/09/2017 | Rochdale | 0 | 3 | Blackburn | S Martin |
| 12/09/2017 | Rochdale | 2 | 1 | Doncaster | B Toner |
| 16/09/2017 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | 2 | Rochdale | G Ward |
| 23/09/2017 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | Gillingham | E Ilderton |
| 26/09/2017 | Blackpool | 0 | 0 | Rochdale | D Webb |
| 30/09/2017 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | Rochdale | C Sarginson |
| 07/10/2017 | Rochdale | 0 | 1 | Rotherham | D Coote |
| 14/10/2017 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | 2 | Rochdale | J Brooks |
| 17/10/2017 | Rochdale | 2 | 2 | Northampton | D Drysdale |
| 21/10/2017 | Rochdale | 1 | 0 | Bristol Rvs | S Oldham |
| 28/10/2017 | Plymouth | 1 | 1 | Rochdale | G Ward |
| 18/11/2017 | Oldham | 3 | 1 | Rochdale | J Simpson |
| 21/11/2017 | Charlton | 2 | 1 | Rochdale | C Breakspear |
| 25/11/2017 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | Peterboro | M Coy |
| 09/12/2017 | Bradford | 4 | 3 | Rochdale | D Bond |
| 16/12/2017 | Rochdale | 0 | 0 | Oxford | C Boyeson |
| 23/12/2017 | Rochdale | 1 | 1 | Walsall | A Haines |
| 26/12/2017 | Blackburn | 2 | 0 | Rochdale | M Salisbury |
| 29/12/2017 | Doncaster | 2 | 0 | Rochdale | R Joyce |
| 01/01/2018 | Rochdale | 1 | 2 | Blackpool | A Backhouse |
| 13/01/2018 | Gillingham | 2 | 1 | Rochdale | L Swabey |
| 03/02/2018 | Northampton | 0 | 1 | Rochdale | J Busby |
| 13/02/2018 | Bristol Rvs | 3 | 2 | Rochdale | C Sarginson |
| 21/02/2018 | Rochdale | 0 | 0 | Milton Keynes Dons | R Joyce |
| 24/02/2018 | Wigan | 1 | 0 | Rochdale | B Toner |
| 06/03/2018 | Walsall | 0 | 3 | Rochdale | R Lewis |
| 10/03/2018 | Rotherham | 0 | 1 | Rochdale | G Salisbury |
| 13/03/2018 | Rochdale | 0 | 0 | Southend | E Ilderton |
| 17/03/2018 | Rochdale | 1 | 1 | AFC Wimbledon | S Oldham |
| 20/03/2018 | Rochdale | 0 | 2 | Fleetwood Town | T Kettle |
| 24/03/2018 | Scunthorpe | 1 | 1 | Rochdale | J Brooks |
| 30/03/2018 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | Shrewsbury | R Clark |
| 03/04/2018 | Bury | 0 | 2 | Rochdale | G Eltringham |
| 07/04/2018 | Rochdale | 3 | 3 | Portsmouth | A Haines |
| 10/04/2018 | Rochdale | 1 | 4 | Wigan | D Webb |
| 14/04/2018 | Peterboro | 0 | 1 | Rochdale | A Coggins |
| 17/04/2018 | Rochdale | 0 | 0 | Oldham | P Bankes |
| 21/04/2018 | Rochdale | 1 | 1 | Bradford | O Yates |
| 24/04/2018 | Rochdale | 1 | 1 | Plymouth | D Drysdale |
| 28/04/2018 | Oxford | 2 | 1 | Rochdale | N Kinseley |
| 05/05/2018 | Rochdale | 1 | 0 | Charlton | T Harrington |