2017 Shorter Hawks football team
| 2017 Shorter Hawks football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| 2017 record | 0–11 (0–8 GSC) |
| Head coach | Aaron Kelton (2nd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | KiJuan Ware (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Williams Jones (2nd season) |
| Home stadium |
Barron Stadium (Capacity: 6,500) |
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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 Shorter Hawks football team represented the Shorter University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by second-year head coach Aaron Kelton. The Hawks played their home games at Barron Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
Schedule
Shorter announced its 2017 football schedule on July 13, 2017. The schedule consists of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Hawks will host GSC foes Delta State, North Alabama, Valdosta State, and West Florida, and will travel to Florida Tech, Mississippi College, West Alabama, and West Georgia.[1]
The Hawks will host only one non-conference game against Mars Hill from the South Atlantic Conference and travel to two away games against Gardner–Webb from the Big South Conference and Tusculum College from the South Atlantic Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 2 | 1:00 p.m | Mars Hill* | Barron Stadium • Rome, GA | L 14–40 | 1,100 | ||||
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tusculum College* | Pioneer Field • Greeneville, TN | L 12-39 | 2,498 | ||||
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Florida Tech | Florida Tech Panther Stadium • Melbourne, FL | L 6-31 | 1,450 | ||||
| September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 17 Delta State | Barron Stadium • Rome, GA | ESPN3 | L 20-54 | 1,100 | |||
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at West Alabama | Tiger Stadium • Livingston, AL | L 0-62 | 4,324 | ||||
| October 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb* | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | L 14-42 | 3,150 | ||||
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | North Alabama | Barron Stadium • Rome, GA | L 0-48 | 1,118 | ||||
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | West Florida |
Barron Stadium • Rome, GA | L 29-42 | 1,075 | ||||
| October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at West Georgia | University Stadium • Carrollton, GA | ESPN3 | L 6-42 | 3,167 | |||
| November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College | Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS | L 29-30 | 3,054 | ||||
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Valdosta State | Barron Stadium • Rome, GA | L 0-52 | 1,110 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "GSC announces 2017 Football Game of the Week Schedule" (Press release). Shorter University Department of Athletics. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.