2017 West Chester Golden Rams football team

2017 West Chester Golden Rams football
PSAC East Division co-champion
PSAC Championship, L 7-24 vs IUP
Conference PSAC
Division East Division
2017 record 5–1 (3–0 PSAC)
Head coach Bill Zwaan (15th season)
Home stadium John A. Farrell 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 West Chester Golden Rams football team represent West Chester University in Division II football as a member of the PSAC East division.

Background

Previous season

In 2016 the Golden Rams finished with a 8–3 including an impressive 6–1 conference record. Including a 6 games end of the year winning streak while averaging 33 points per games and holding apponents to under 14 point in each of their last six games.[1]

Schedule

Spring game

DateTimeSpring GameSiteTVResultAttendance
April 286:00 pmPurple vs. GoldJohn A. Farrell Stadium • West Chester, PAPurple 24–7
6,899

Regular season

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:00 p.m. Bentley* John A. Farrell Stadium • West Chester, PA W 51–9   3,218
September 9 6:00 p.m. at Slippery Rock* No. 24 Bob DiSpirito Field at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium • Slippery Rock, PA L 42–49   5,897
September 16 1:00 p.m. Edinboro* John A. Farrell Stadium • West Chester, PA W 62–28   4,567
September 23 2:00 p.m. at Lock Heven Hubert Jack Stadium • Lock Haven, PA W 35–14   2,963
September 30 12:00 p.m. Kutztown John A. Farrell Stadium • West Chester, PA W 27–21   5,674
October 7 1:00 p.m. at Shippensburg Seth Grove Stadium • Shippensburg, PA W 37–27   5,300
October 14 12:00 p.m. Bloomsburg John A. Farrell Stadium • West Chester, PA L 19-20   3,694
October 21 1:00 p.m. at Cheyney Cheyney, PA W 55-6   887
October 28 2:00 p.m. East Stroudsburg John A. Farrell Stadium • West Chester, PA W 31-26   7,189
November 4 1:00 p.m. at Millersville Biemesderfer Stadium • Millersville, PA W 27-24   2,100
November 11 12:00 p.m. No. 3 IUP* John A. Farrell Stadium • West Chester, PA L 7-24   5,234
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from DII Coaches Poll. All times are in EST.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:     Increased in ranking.     Dropped in ranking
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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References

  1. ↑ "West Chester 2016 football results". Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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