2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football team

2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football
PSAC champion
PSAC East Division champion
PSAC Championship , W 27–7 vs West Chester
NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 17–27 vs. West Florida
Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Division West Division
Ranking
AFCA No. 3
2017 record 13–1 (7–0 PSAC)
Head coach Paul Tortorella (1st season)
Home stadium Miller Stadium
(Capacity: 7,500)
2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
#25 Shippensburg xy^  6 –1     10 –2  
Kutztown x  6 –1     8 –3  
Bloomsburg  5 –2     7 –4  
West Chester ^  4 –3     9 –4  
Millersville  3 –4     4 –7  
East Stroudsburg  2 –5     3 –8  
Lock Haven  2 –5     2 –9  
Cheyney  0 –7     1 –10  
West Division
#3 IUP xy$^  7 –0     13 –1  
California ^  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
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football team represented Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. It was the first season for the team with head coach Paul Tortorella.

Background

Previous season

In 2016 the Crimson Hawks finished with a 10–2 record including a 6–1 conference record. The team made it PSAC Semi-Finals[1]

Departures

Name Position Year Reason left
Nick Dubowski LB Senior Graduated
Ackeno Robertson DB Senior Graduated
Andrew DeGol DB Senior Graduated
Ryan Stewert K Senior Graduated
Jordan Spangler P Senior Graduated
Ethan Cooper OL Senior Declared for 2017 NFL Draft
Tony Morgante OL Senior Graduated

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 P.M. Ashland* No. 9 Miller Stadium • Indiana, PA W 26–23   3,235
September 9 4:00 P.M. East Stroudsburg* No. 6 Miller Stadium • Indiana, PA W 38–14   2,636
September 16 12:00 P.M. Cheyney* No. 6 Miller Stadium • Indiana, PA W 65–16   1,694
September 23 12:00 P.M. Edinboro No. 6 Miller Stadium • Indiana, PA W 38–7   2,126
September 30 TBA at Seton Hill No. 4 Offutt Field • Greensburg, PA W 57-14   975
October 7 2:00 P.M. No. 16 California No. 4 Miller Field • Indiana, PA ESPN3 W 26-10   4,019
October 14 TBA at No. 9 Slippery Rock No. 3 Mihalik-Thompson Stadium • Slippery Rock, PA ESPN3 W 34-17   10,111
October 21 TBA at Clarion No. 3 Memorial Field • Clarion, PA W 23-17   1,277
October 28 12:00 P.M. Gannon No. 4 Miller Stadium • Indiana, Pennsylvania W 42-26   1,630
November 4 TBA at Mercyhurst No. 3 Tullio Field • Erie, PA W 36-10   1,178
September 9 TBA at West Chester* No. 3 John A. Farrell Stadium • West Chester, PA W 24-7   5,234
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from D-II Coaches Rankings released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:     Increased in ranking.     Dropped in ranking
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
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AFCA Coaches 1296643
D2football 11108643

Roster

2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 Andre Dreuitt-Parks  So
WR 4 Allen White Sr
QB 5 Lennie Williams Jr.  Jr
WR 8 JoJo Gause So
RB 9 Malik Andersen So
WR 11 Swaneek Brown  Jr
QB 14 Mike DeBaugh  Sr
WR 15 Devin Altland  Sr
WR 16 Caleb Horton Sr
QB 18 Jake Celinolo  Fr
WR 19 Miles Williamson Jr
RB 23 Luigi Lista-Brinza Sr
RB 26 Samir Bullock So
RB 27 Chris Temple Sr
TE 40 Rex Pierce  Sr
WR 45 Ryan Waltz Sr
TE 49 Ryan Otto  So
G 54 Colin McCalister  So
G 57 Mike Brown  So
C 58 Dan Charmo Sr
G 60 Kidus Woldeyes Sr
C 62 Devon Barnes  Jr
T 63 Joe Paterson So
T 64 Jeff Arnold Sr
T/G 65 Shaqiun Cooley Fr
G 68 Justin Weldon Sr
T 70 Luke Milcic  Jr
T 73 Zaire Willis  So
T 74 Gabrielle Diaz Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1 Mcle Makle Jr
DB 2 Jay Watkins  Sr
DB 3 John McDonald-Horer So
CB 10 Andrew Robinson  Fr
CB 13 Mike Pietropola Jr
DB 17 Isaiah Stokes  So
DB 21 Eric Doe Sr
CB 22 J.R. Stevens  Jr
DB 23 Maurice Jones Jr. Jr
DB 39 Morgan Jackson  Fr
LB 44 Branden Meyers  Fr
LB 45 Diondre Faulk Fr
DB 50 Damon Floyd
DE/DT 51 Qwamere Wright-Downing  So
LB 52 Zack Weaver  So
DT 55 Damian Jones  Jr
DT 68 Justin Weldon Sr
DE 81 Malik Allen Fr
DT/DE 90 Dylan Scott Jr
DE 91 DeAndre Easterling Jr
DT 92 Jemal Averette Sr
DB 93 Jordan Devin  Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 37 Dylan Sarka  So
K 87 Sean Bowling Jr
LS 88 Noah Bertram  Jr
Head coach
  • Paul Tortorella
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jim Smith (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)
  • Tate Gregory (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
  • Mike Campolo (Offensive Line)
  • Luke Barker (Running Backs)
  • Christian Bryant (Wide Receivers)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

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