2017 Florida Tech Panthers football team
| 2017 Florida Tech Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| 2017 record | 5–6 (3–5 GSC) |
| Head coach | Steve Englehart (5th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Jayson Martin (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rick Minter (1st season) |
| Home stadium |
Florida Tech Panther Stadium (Capacity: 4,989) |
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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 Florida Tech Panthers football team represented Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) during the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Steve Englehart. The Panthers played their home games at Florida Tech Panther Stadium, approximately one mile from the Florida Tech campus, and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
Schedule
Florida Tech announced its 2017 football schedule on April 11, 2017. The schedule consists of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Panthers will host GSC foes Shorter, West Alabama, West Florida, and West Georgia, and will travel to Delta State, Mississippi College, North Alabama, and Valdosta State.[1]
The Panthers will host only one non-conference game against Virginia University of Lynchburg and travel to McNeese State of the Southland Conference and North Greenville whom is independent from a conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | VUL* | Florida Tech Panther Stadium • Melbourne, FL | W 44–0 | 1,230 | ||||
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at McNeese State* | Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA | L 21–42 | 11,101 | ||||
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Shorter | Florida Tech Panther Stadium • Melbourne, FL | W 31–6 | 1,450 | ||||
| September 23 | 8:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College | Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS | W 35–0 | 3,934 | ||||
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | West Florida | Florida Tech Panther Stadium • Melbourne, FL | L 21–23 | 3,422 | ||||
| October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at North Alabama | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | L 7–30 | 7,002 | ||||
| October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | at North Greenville* | Younts Stadium • Tigerville, SC | W 42–31 | 2,400 | ||||
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18 West Alabama | Florida Tech Panther Stadium • Melbourne, FL | ESPN3 | W 41–39 | 2,900 | |||
| October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Valdosta State | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium • Valdosta, GA | L 14–42 | 3,018 | ||||
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 West Georgia | Florida Tech Panther Stadium • Melbourne, FL | L 13–20 | 3,800 | ||||
| November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at Delta State | McCool Stadium • Cleveland, MS | ESPN3 | L 20–42 | 6,555 | |||
*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 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Florida Tech Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). Florida Institute of Technology Department of Athletics. April 11, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.