2017 West Chester Golden Rams football team

The 2017 West Chester Golden Rams football team represented West Chester University in member of the East Division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Bill Zwaan, the Golden Rams compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the PSAC East Division title with Shippensburg. West Chester advanced to the PSAC Championship Game, where the Golden Rams lost to IUP. The team received a bid to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, beating Shippensburg in the first round before again losing to IUP in the second round.

1946 West Chester Golden Rams football
PSAC East Division co-champion
ConferencePennsylvania State Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record9–4 (6–1 PSAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn A. Farrell Stadium
(capacity: 7,500)
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

Background

Previous season

In 2016 the Golden Rams finished with an 8–3 including an impressive 6–1 conference record, including a 6-game end of the year winning streak while averaging 33 points per games and holding opponents to under 14 point in each of their last six games.[1]

Schedule

Spring game
DateTimeSpring GameSiteTVResultAttendance
April 286:00 pmPurple vs. GoldJohn A. Farrell Stadium • West Chester, PAPurple 24–7
6,899

Regular season
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Bentley*
W 51–93,218
September 96:00 p.m.at Slippery Rock*No. 24
L 42–495,897
September 161:00 p.m.Edinboro*
  • John A. Farrell Stadium
  • West Chester, PA
W 62–284,567
September 232:00 p.m.at Lock Heven
W 35–142,963
September 3012:00 p.m.Kutztown
  • John A. Farrell Stadium
  • West Chester, PA
W 27–215,674
October 71:00 p.m.at Shippensburg
W 37–275,300
October 1412:00 p.m.Bloomsburg
  • John A. Farrell Stadium
  • West Chester, PA
L 19–203,694
October 211:00 p.m.at Cheyney
W 55–6887
October 282:00 p.m.East Stroudsburg
  • John A. Farrell Stadium
  • West Chester, PA
W 31–267,189
November 41:00 p.m.at Millersville
W 27–242,100
November 1112:00 p.m.No. 3 IUP*
L 7-245,234
November 1812:00 p.m.at No. 19 Shippensburg
W 27–6650
November 2512:00 p.m.at No. 3 IUP
L 10–441,650

[2][3]

Rankings
Ranking movements
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RV = Received votes.
Week
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References
  1. "West Chester 2016 football results". Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  2. "2017 Football Schedule". West Chester University. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  3. "History of WCU Football" (PDF). West Chester University. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2023.


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