2017 Mississippi College Choctaws football team
| 2017 Mississippi College Choctaws football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| 2017 record | 1–9 (1–7 GSC) |
| Head coach | John Bland (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Michael Collins (2nd season) |
| Home stadium |
Robinson–Hale Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Mississippi College Choctaws football team represented the Mississippi College in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach John Bland. The Choctaws played their home games at Robinson–Hale Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
Schedule
Mississippi College announced its 2017 football schedule on June 19, 2017. The schedule consists of four home and six away games in the regular season. The Choctaws will host GSC foes Delta State, Florida Tech, Shorter, and West Georgia, and will travel to North Alabama, Valdosta State, West Alabama, and West Florida.[1]
The Choctaws will travel to both non-conference games against Clark Atlanta of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Southwest Baptist of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m | at Clark Atlanta* | Panther Stadium • Atlanta, GA | L 29–32 OT | 1,200 | ||||
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southwest Baptist* | Plaster Stadium • Bolivar, MO | L 9-32 | 3,028 | ||||
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Alabama | Tiger Stadium • Livingston, AL | L 13-42 | 5,351 | ||||
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida Tech | Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS | L 0-35 | 3,934 | ||||
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 Delta State | Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS (Rivalry) | ESPN3 | L 17-30 | 6,348 | |||
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Florida | Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL | L 14-28 | 4,976 | ||||
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Valdosta State | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium • Valdosta, GA | ESPN3 | L 3-55 | 4,455 | |||
| October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | West Georgia |
Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS | L 0-28 | 5,687 | ||||
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Shorter | Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS | W 30-29 | 3,054 | ||||
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | at North Alabama | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | L 7-16 | 7,235 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "2017 Mississippi College Fall Schedule Release: Football" (Press release). Mississippi College Department of Athletics. June 19, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.