2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team

2017 South Alabama Jaguars football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2017 record 4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach Joey Jones (9th season)
Offensive coordinator Bryant Vincent (fired after 3 games) Richard Owens (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Kane Wommack (2nd season)
Home stadium Ladd–Peebles Stadium
(Capacity: 33,471)
2017 Sun Belt football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Troy +  7 –1     11 –2  
Appalachian State +  7 –1     9 –4  
Arkansas State  6 –2     7 –5  
Georgia State  5 –3     7 –5  
New Mexico State  4 –4     7 –6  
Louisiana  4 –4     5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4     4 –8  
Idaho  3 –5     4 –8  
South Alabama  3 –5     4 –8  
Coastal Carolina *  2 –6     3 –9  
Georgia Southern  2 –6     2 –10  
Texas State  1 –7     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by ninth-year head coach Joey Jones. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

On November 20 following a 52–0 loss to previously winless Georgia Southern, head coach Joey Jones, the only head coach in South Alabama football history, announced his resignation.[1][2] He stayed on to coach the final game of the season and finished at South Alabama with a nine-year record of 52–50. On December 7, the school hired Steve Campbell as head coach.[3]

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–Monroedagger 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. daggerHomecoming. #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 4OT2OT Total
Vandals 3 7 0 1036 29
Jaguars 10 3 0 730 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

References

  1. ↑ "South Alabama coach Joey Jones resigns after nine seasons with program". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  2. ↑ "South Alabama coach Joey Jones resigns". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  3. ↑ "South Alabama hires Steve Campbell as new football coach". AL.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  4. ↑ "CHALLENGES AWAIT JAGUAR FOOTBALL ON 2017 SCHEDULE" (Press release). University of South Alabama Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2017 South Alabama Jaguars Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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