2017 Shippensburg Raiders football team

The 2017 Shippensburg Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Shippensburg University in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Mark Maciejewski, the Raiders compiled a 10–1 record and tied for the East Division championship. Both of the team's losses were to West Chester, first in the regular season and later in the Division II playoffs. The team played its home games at Seth Grove Stadium in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.

2017 Shippensburg Raiders football
PSAC East Division co-champion
ConferencePennsylvania State Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record10–2 (7–2 PSAC)
Head coach
  • Mark Maciejewski (7th season)
Home stadiumSeth Grove Stadium
(Capacity: 7,700)
2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East
No. 25 Shippensburg x^  6 –1   10 –2  
West Chester xy^  6 –1   9 –4  
Kutztown  5 –2   8 –3  
Bloomsburg  4 –3   7 –4  
Millersville  3 –4   4 –7  
East Stroudsburg  2 –5   3 –8  
Lock Haven  2 –5   2 –9  
Cheyney  0 –7   1 –10  
West
No. 3 IUP xy$^  7 –0   13 –1  
California (PA) ^  5 –2   9 –3  
Slippery Rock  5 –2   8 –3  
Edinboro  4 –3   7 –4  
Gannon  3 –4   5 –6  
Mercyhurst  3 –4   5 –6  
Clarion  1 –6   1 –10  
Seton Hill  0 –7   0 –11  
Championship: IUP 24, West Chester 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

After the season, Maciejewski was named the 2017 AFCA Division II Region 1 Coach of the Year.[1] Seven Shippensburg players were selected as first-team players on the All-PSAC East football team: quarterback Ryan Zapoticky; wide receiver Winston Eubanks; defensive linemen Richard Nase and Dakota Thompson; linebacker Tyler Emge; and defensive backs Richard Sheler and Kevin Taylor.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21:00 p.m.American International*
W 41–71,200[3]
September 912:00 p.m.at Gannon*
W 44–331,299
September 161:00 p.m.at Clarion*
W 31–01,949
September 232:05 p.m.at East Stroudsburg
W 40–02,501[4]
September 301:00 p.m.Lock Haven
  • Seth Grove Stadium
  • Shippensburg, PA
W 37–65,125
October 71:00 p.m.West Chester
  • Seth Grove Stadium
  • Shippensburg, PA
L 27–375,300
October 141:00 p.m.at Cheyney
W 56–0311
October 211:00 p.m.Millersvilledagger
  • Seth Grove Stadium
  • Shippensburg, PA
W 51–146,811[5]
October 284:05 p.m.at Kutztown
W 27–136,672[6]
November 41:00 p.m.Bloomsburg
  • Seth Grove Stadium
  • Shippensburg, PA
W 20–65,344
November 111:00 p.m.Seton HillNo. 25
  • Seth Grove Stadium
  • Shippensburg, PA
W 51–133,005
November 18West Chester
  • Seth Grove Stadium
  • Shippensburg, PA (NCAA Division II First Round)
L 6–7

References
  1. "untitled". The Sentinel. December 6, 2017. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "All-PSAC East Football Teams". The Morning Call. November 16, 2017. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Shippensburg 35, Dover 26: Dover runs out of time against Shippensburg". Public Opinion. September 3, 2017. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Shippensburg 40, East Stroudsburg 0: McDermott leads Raiders to win". The Morning Call (Lancaster, PA). September 24, 2017. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Shippensburg 51, Millersville 14: Raiders run past Marauders". LNP (Lancaster, PA). October 22, 2017. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Shippensburg 27, Kutztown 13: Picks key in Red Raiders' win". The Morning Call. October 29, 2017. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.


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