Previous season
The Jaguars finished the 2016 season 6–7, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They were invited to the Arizona Bowl where they lost to Air Force.
Schedule
South Alabama announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Jaguars hosted Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Louisiana–Monroe, and will travel to Georgia Southern, Georgia State, New Mexico State, and Troy.[4]
The Jaguars hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Alabama A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and Oklahoma State from the Big 12 Conference, and traveled to Louisiana Tech from Conference USA and Ole Miss from the Southeastern Conference.
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 2 |
6:30 p.m. |
at Ole Miss* |
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS |
ESPNU |
L 27–47 |
62,532 |
September 8 |
7:00 p.m. |
No. 11 Oklahoma State* |
Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL |
ESPN2 |
L 7–44 |
26,487 |
September 16 |
6:00 p.m. |
Alabama A&M* |
Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL |
ESPN3 |
W 45–0 |
18,103 |
September 23 |
1:00 p.m. |
Idaho |
Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL |
ESPN3 |
L 23–29 2OT |
12,603 |
September 30 |
6:00 p.m. |
at Louisiana Tech* |
Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA |
ESPN3 |
L 16–34 |
22,013 |
October 11 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Troy |
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL (Battle for the Belt) |
ESPN2 |
W 19–8 |
25,211 |
October 21 |
4:00 p.m. |
Louisiana–Monroe |
Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL |
ESPN3 |
W 33–23 |
16,495 |
October 26 |
6:30 p.m. |
at Georgia State |
Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA |
ESPNU |
L 13–21 |
12,125 |
November 4 |
3:00 p.m. |
Louisiana–Lafayette |
Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL |
ESPN3 |
L 14–19 |
12,742 |
November 11 |
4:00 p.m. |
Arkansas State |
Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL |
ESPN3 |
W 24–19 |
17,640 |
November 18 |
2:00 p.m. |
at Georgia Southern |
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
ESPN3 |
L 0–52 |
12,250 |
December 2 |
3:00 p.m. |
at New Mexico State |
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM |
ESPN3 |
L 17–22 |
26,268 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
- Schedule Source:[5]
Game summaries
at Ole Miss
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Jaguars |
0 |
10 |
3 |
14 |
27 |
Rebels |
10 |
3 |
27 |
7 |
47 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Oklahoma State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cowboys |
17 |
3 |
21 |
3 |
44 |
Jaguars |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Alabama A&M
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jaguars |
24 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
45 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Idaho
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
Vandals |
3 |
7 |
0 |
10 | 3 | 6 |
29 |
Jaguars |
10 |
3 |
0 |
7 | 3 | 0 |
23 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–1 |
2016 |
IDA, 38–31 |
at Louisiana Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Jaguars |
7 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
Bulldogs |
14 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
34 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
at Troy
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Jaguars |
7 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
19 |
Trojans |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–3 |
2016 |
TROY, 28–21 |
Louisiana–Monroe
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Warhawks |
7 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
23 |
Jaguars |
14 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
33 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–2 |
2016 |
ULM, 42–35OT |
at Georgia State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Jaguars |
0 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
Panthers |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–2 |
2016 |
USA, 13–10 |
Louisiana–Lafayette
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ragin' Cajuns |
3 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
Jaguars |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–3 |
2016 |
ULL, 28–23 |
Arkansas State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Red Wolves |
0 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
19 |
Jaguars |
10 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–5 |
2016 |
ASU, 17–7 |
at Georgia Southern
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Jaguars |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eagles |
21 |
10 |
14 |
7 |
52 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–3 |
2016 |
GASO, 24–9 |
at New Mexico State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Jaguars |
0 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
17 |
Aggies |
0 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
22 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2016 |
USA, 35–28 |
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