2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football team
The 2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football team represented Midwestern State University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Bill Maskill, who is in his 16th season at Midwestern State. The Mustangs played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.
| 2017 Midwestern State Mustangs football | |
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Lone Star Conference champion | |
NCAA Division II Playoffs Second Round, L 21–63 vs. Minnesota State | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| Record | 10–1 (8–0 LSC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Adam Austin (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rich Renner (10th season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 14,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Midwestern State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Texas A&M–Commerce ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State # | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angelo State # | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western New Mexico | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas A&M | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Permian Basin | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Midwestern State announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The schedule consists of six home and four away games in the regular season. The Mustangs will host LSC foes Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&M-Kingsville, West Texas A&M, and Western New Mexico and will travel to Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico, and Texas-Permian Basin.[1]
The Mustangs will host one of the two non-conference games against Quincy from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and will travel to West Florida from the Gulf South Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m | Quincy* | No. 24 | W 53–6 | 7,077 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Florida* | No. 16 | Cancelled[a] | ||
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 13 |
| W 35–13 | 7,613 |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico | No. 12 |
| W 35–24 | 8,737 |
| October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 10 |
| W 47–42 | 9,201 |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Angelo State | No. 6 | W 41–27 | 2,164 | |
| October 21 | 8:00 p.m. | West Texas A&M | No. 5 |
| W 45–3 | 8,020 |
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas–Permian Basin | No. 5 | W 66–8 | 1,154 | |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Tarleton State | No. 4 |
| W 45–42 OT | 8,111 |
| November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | No. 4 | W 56–43 | 2,032 | |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 Sioux Falls | No. 5 |
| W 24–20 | 7,502 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Minnesota State | No. 5 |
| L 21–63 | 1,358 |
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- ^[a] The game between Midwestern State and West Florida was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.[2]
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| AFCA | 24 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
References
- "Mustangs to play six home games in 2017" (Press release). Midwestern State University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- "@MWSU_Football game against West Florida cancelled due to threat of Hurricane Irma" (Press release). Midwestern State University Department of Athletics. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.