2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team

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.

2017 South Alabama Jaguars football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017 record4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coachJoey Jones (9th season)
Offensive coordinatorBryant Vincent (fired after 3 games) Richard Owens (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorKane Wommack (2nd season)
Home stadiumLadd–Peebles Stadium
(Capacity: 33,471)
2017 Sun Belt Conference 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

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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:30 p.m.at Ole Miss*
ESPNUL 27–4762,532
September 87:00 p.m.No. 11 Oklahoma State*
ESPN2L 7–4426,487
September 166:00 p.m.Alabama A&M*
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN3W 45–018,103
September 231:00 p.m.Idaho
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN3L 23–29 2OT12,603
September 306:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech*
ESPN3L 16–3422,013
October 117:00 p.m.at Troy
ESPN2W 19–825,211
October 214:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN3W 33–2316,495
October 266:30 p.m.at Georgia State
ESPNUL 13–2112,125
November 43:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN3L 14–1912,742
November 114:00 p.m.Arkansas State
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
ESPN3W 24–1917,640
November 182:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern
ESPN3L 0–5212,250
December 23:00 p.m.at New Mexico State
ESPN3L 17–2226,268
  • *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
See also: 2017 Ole Miss Rebels football team
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
See also: 2017 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
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
See also: 2017 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team
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
See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team
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
See also: 2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
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
See also: 2017 Troy Trojans football team and South Alabama–Troy football rivalry
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
See also: 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
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
See also: 2017 Georgia State Panthers football team
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
See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
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
See also: 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
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
See also: 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team
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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