2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team
The 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by ninth-year head coach Joey Jones. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bryant Vincent (fired after 3 games) Richard Owens (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Kane Wommack (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Ladd–Peebles Stadium (Capacity: 33,471) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy + | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina * | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On November 20 following a 52–0 loss to previously winless Georgia Southern, head coach Joey Jones, the only head coach in South Alabama football history, announced his resignation.[1][2] He stayed on to coach the final game of the season and finished at South Alabama with a nine-year record of 52–50. On December 7, the school hired Steve Campbell as head coach.[3]
Schedule
South Alabama announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Jaguars hosted Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Louisiana–Monroe, and will travel to Georgia Southern, Georgia State, New Mexico State, and Troy.[4]
The Jaguars hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Alabama A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and Oklahoma State from the Big 12 Conference, and traveled to Louisiana Tech from Conference USA and Ole Miss from the Southeastern Conference.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:30 p.m. | at Ole Miss* | ESPNU | L 27–47 | 62,532 | |
September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 Oklahoma State* | ESPN2 | L 7–44 | 26,487 | |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M* |
| ESPN3 | W 45–0 | 18,103 |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho |
| ESPN3 | L 23–29 2OT | 12,603 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech* | ESPN3 | L 16–34 | 22,013 | |
October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at Troy | ESPN2 | W 19–8 | 25,211 | |
October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| ESPN3 | W 33–23 | 16,495 |
October 26 | 6:30 p.m. | at Georgia State | ESPNU | L 13–21 | 12,125 | |
November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| ESPN3 | L 14–19 | 12,742 |
November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas State |
| ESPN3 | W 24–19 | 17,640 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern | ESPN3 | L 0–52 | 12,250 | |
December 2 | 3:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State | ESPN3 | L 17–22 | 26,268 | |
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Game summaries
At Ole Miss
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jaguars | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
Rebels | 10 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 47 |
No. 11 Oklahoma State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cowboys | 17 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 44 |
Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Alabama A&M
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaguars | 24 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
Idaho
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Vandals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
Jaguars | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
At Louisiana Tech
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jaguars | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
At Troy
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jaguars | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
Trojans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Louisiana–Monroe
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Warhawks | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
Jaguars | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 |
At Georgia State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Louisiana–Lafayette
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Arkansas State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Wolves | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
Jaguars | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
At Georgia Southern
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eagles | 21 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
At New Mexico State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
Aggies | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
References
- "South Alabama coach Joey Jones resigns after nine seasons with program". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- "South Alabama coach Joey Jones resigns". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- "South Alabama hires Steve Campbell as new football coach". AL.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- "CHALLENGES AWAIT JAGUAR FOOTBALL ON 2017 SCHEDULE" (Press release). University of South Alabama Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- "2017 South Alabama Jaguars Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 6, 2017.