2017 Mississippi College Choctaws football team
The 2017 Mississippi College Choctaws football team represented the Mississippi College in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach John Bland. The Choctaws played their home games at Robinson-Hale Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
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Conference | Gulf South Conference |
Record | 1–9 (1–7 GSC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Michael Collins (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Robinson-Hale Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
Mississippi College announced its 2017 football schedule on June 19, 2017. The schedule consists of four home and six away games in the regular season. The Choctaws will host GSC foes Delta State, Florida Tech, Shorter, and West Georgia, and will travel to North Alabama, Valdosta State, West Alabama, and West Florida.[1]
The Choctaws will travel to both non-conference games against Clark Atlanta of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Southwest Baptist of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m | at Clark Atlanta* | L 29–32 OT | 1,200 | ||
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southwest Baptist* | L 9-32 | 3,028 | ||
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Alabama | L 13-42 | 5,351 | ||
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida Tech | L 0-35 | 3,934 | ||
September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 Delta State |
| ESPN3 | L 17-30 | 6,348 |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Florida | L 14-28 | 4,976 | ||
October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Valdosta State | ESPN3 | L 3-55 | 4,455 | |
October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | West Georgia |
| L 0-28 | 5,687 | |
November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Shorter |
| W 30-29 | 3,054 | |
November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | at North Alabama | L 7-16 | 7,235 | ||
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References
- "2017 Mississippi College Fall Schedule Release: Football" (Press release). Mississippi College Department of Athletics. June 19, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.