2017 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team

2017 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football
Conference Mountain East Conference
Head coach John Pennington (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Travis Everhart (1st season)
Defensive coordinator George Shehl (1st season)
Home stadium Lakin Field at Dickerson Stadium
(Capacity: 5,000)
2017 Mountain East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#14 Shepherd  10 –0     10 –1  
Notre Dame (OH)  8 –2     8 –3  
Fairmont State  8 –2     8 –3  
West Virginia State  5 –5     6 –5  
West Virginia Wesleyan  5 –5     5 –6  
UVa–Wise  4 –6     5 –6  
Urbana  4 –6     5 –6  
Charleston (WV)  4 –6     4 –6  
Glenville State  3 –7     4 –7  
West Liberty  3 –7     3 –8  
Concord  1 –9     2 –9  
As of October 3, 2018; Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2017 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team is an American football team that represents West Virginia State University during the 2017 NCAA Division II FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets play in the Mountain East Conference and play their home games at Lakin Field at Dickerson Stadium in Institute, West Virginia. West Virginia State is coached by John Pennington, who will be in his first season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 1:00 PM University of Charleston Lakin Field at Dickerson Stadium • Institute, WV W 51-28   811 [1]
September 7 7:00 PM at University of Virginia's College at Wise* Carl Smith Stadium • Wise, VA L 34-24   1578 [2]
September 16 12:00 PM Notre Dame College Lakin Field at Dickerson Stadium • Institute, WV L 47-35   681 [3]
September 23 Noon at Shepherd University Ram Stadium • Shepherdstown, WV L 56-41   4295 [4]
September 30 1:30 PM Glenville State Collegedagger Lakin Field at Dickerson Stadium • Institute, WV W 34-28   2112 [5]
October 7 1:30 PM at Kentucky State University* Alumni Stadium • Frankfort, KY W 35-23   1400 [6]
October 14 1:00 PM at Concord University Callaghan Stadium • Athens, WV W 47-29   1627 [7]
October 21 1:00 PM West Liberty University Lakin Field at Dickerson Stadium • Institute, WV W 39-33 OT  811 [8]
October 28 4:00 PM at Fairmont State University Duvall-Rosier Field • Fairmont, WV L 34-27   946 [9]
November 4 12:00 PM Urbana University Lakin Field at Dickerson Stadium • Institute, WV L 36-35   681 [10]
November 11 1:00 PM at West Virginia Wesleyan College Cebe Ross Field • Buckhannon, WV W    985 [11]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change. Source:[12].

==Coaching staff==[13]

  • John Pennington (head coach)
  • Travis Everhart (assistant head coach / offensive coordinator / offensive line)
  • George Shehl (defensive coordinator / defensive backs)
  • Quincy Wilson (running backs)
  • Brian Novak (wide receivers)
  • James Groce (defensive line)
  • Reed Williams (linebackers / academics)
  • John Ashworth (assistant defensive backs)
  • Ricardo Figueroa (offensive graduate assistant)
  • Angel Robles (defensive student assistant / strength and conditioning)
  • Zack Alvidrez (offensive student assistant)
  • Jay Terry (offensive student assistant)
  • Quewanncoii Stephens (director of equipment technologies)

References

  1. ↑ "Boxscore: WVSU 51, Charleston 28". WVSUYellowJackets.com. Sidearm Sports. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Boxscore: WVSU 24, UVA-Wise 34". WVSUYellowJackets.com. Sidearm Sports. September 7, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Boxscore: WVSU 35, Notre Dame (OH) 47". WVSUYellowJackets.com. Sidearm Sports. September 16, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Boxscore: WVSU 41, Shepherd 56". WVSUYellowJackets.com. Sidearm Sports. September 23, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Boxscore: WVSU 34, Glenville St 28". WVSUYellowJackets.com. Sidearm Sports. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Boxscore: WVSU 35, Kentucky State 23". WVSUYellowJackets.com. Sidearm Sports. October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Boxscore: WVSU 47, Concord 29". WVSUYellowJackets.com. Sidearm Sports. October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Boxscore: WVSU 39, West Liberty 33". WVSUYellowJackets.com. Sidearm Sports. October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Boxscore: WVSU 27, Fairmont St 34". WVSUYellowJackets.com. Sidearm Sports. October 28, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Boxscore: WVSU 35, Urbana 36". WVSUYellowJackets.com. Sidearm Sports. November 4, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Boxscore: WVSU 45, West Va. Wesleyan 28". WVSUYellowJackets.com. Sidearm Sports. November 11, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  12. ↑ "2017 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets Football Schedule". May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  13. ↑ http://wvsuyellowjackets.com/coaches.aspx?path=football&
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