2017 Delta State Statesmen football team
The 2017 Delta State Statesmen football team represented Delta State University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Todd Cooley. The Statesmen will played their home games at McCool Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 21 |
| Record | 9–4 (5–3 GSC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Joel Williams (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Partridge (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium (Capacity: 8,125) |
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| No. 12 West Alabama $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 West Florida ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Delta State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 West Georgia ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shorter | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Delta State announced its 2017 football schedule on December 27, 2016 which consists of six home and five away games in the regular season. The Statesmen will host GSC foes Florida Tech, Valdosta State, West Alabama and West Georgia, and will travel to Mississippi College, North Alabama, Shorter, and West Florida.
The Statesmen will host two of the three non-conference games against Chowan of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Tarleton State of the Lone Star Conference and will travel to North Greenville whom is independent from a conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 2:00 p.m | Tarleton State* |
| W 34–16 | 5,155 | ||
| September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Chowan* |
| W 42-13 | 5,255 | ||
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 West Georgia | No. 24 |
| W 17-7 | 5,255 | |
| September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Shorter | No. 17 | ESPN3 | W 54-20 | 1,100 | |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College | No. 13 | ESPN3 | W 30-17 | 6,348 | |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | West Alabama | No. 9 |
| L 26-29 | 7,856 | |
| October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at West Florida | No. 21 | W 28-25 | 5,458 | ||
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Valdosta State | No. 19 |
| L 13-34 | 3,451 | |
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Alabama | L 7-20 | 6,033 | |||
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at North Greenville* | W 33-30 OT | 3,033 | |||
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Florida Tech |
| ESPN3 | W 42-20 | 6,555 | |
| November 18 | 10:00 a.m. | at No. 14 Bowie State* |
| W 45-35 | 2,214 | ||
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 17 West Alabama* | L 20-27 | 4,893 | |||
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AFCA | RV | RV | 24 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 19 | RV | — | RV | RV | 21 |
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