2017 Delta State Statesmen football team
| 2017 Delta State Statesmen football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 21 |
| 2017 record | 9–4 (5–3 GSC) |
| Head coach | Todd Cooley (5th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Joel Williams (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Partridge (1st season) |
| Home stadium |
Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium (Capacity: 8,125) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #12 West Alabama $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 West Florida ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #21 Delta State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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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The 2017 Delta State Statesmen football team represented Delta State University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Todd Cooley. The Statesmen will played their home games at McCool Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
Schedule
Delta State announced its 2017 football schedule on December 27, 2016 which consists of six home and five away games in the regular season. The Statesmen will host GSC foes Florida Tech, Valdosta State, West Alabama and West Georgia, and will travel to Mississippi College, North Alabama, Shorter, and West Florida.
The Statesmen will host two of the three non-conference games against Chowan of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Tarleton State of the Lone Star Conference and will travel to North Greenville whom is independent from a conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 2 | 2:00 p.m | Tarleton State* | Mickey Sellers Field • Cleveland, MS | W 34–16 | 5,155 | ||||
| September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Chowan* | McCool Stadium • Cleveland, MS | W 42-13 | 5,255 | ||||
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 West Georgia | No. 24 | McCool Stadium • Cleveland, MS | W 17-7 | 5,255 | |||
| September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Shorter | No. 17 | Barron Stadium • Rome, GA | ESPN3 | W 54-20 | 1,100 | ||
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College | No. 13 | Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS (Rivalry) | ESPN3 | W 30-17 | 6,348 | ||
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | West Alabama | No. 9 | McCool Stadium • Cleveland, MS | L 26-29 | 7,856 | |||
| October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at West Florida | No. 21 | Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL | W 28-25 | 5,458 | |||
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Valdosta State | No. 19 | McCool Stadium • Cleveland, MS | L 13-34 | 3,451 | |||
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Alabama | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | L 7-20 | 6,033 | ||||
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at North Greenville* | Younts Stadium • Tigerville, SC | W 33-30 OT | 3,033 | ||||
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Florida Tech |
McCool Stadium • Cleveland, MS | ESPN3 | W 42-20 | 6,555 | |||
| November 18 | 10:00 a.m. | at No. 14 Bowie State* | Bulldog Stadium • Bowie, MD (Division II Playoffs First Round) | W 45-35 | 2,214 | ||||
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 17 West Alabama* | Tiger Stadium • Livingston, AL (Division II Playoffs Second Round) | L 20-27 | 4,893 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final | ||||||||
| AFCA | RV | RV | 24 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 19 | RV | NR | RV | RV | 21 | ||||||||