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The 2017 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team represented the University of Mount Union in the 2017 NCAA Division III football season. The Purple Raiders, led by fifth-year head coach Vince Kehres, were members of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) and played their home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

Schedule

Mount Union's 2017 schedule consists of 6 home, and 4 away games in the regular season. The Raiders hosted N.C. Wesleyan, Baldwin Wallace, Ohio Northern, Capital University, Otterbein University, and Muskingum University and traveled to Marietta College, Heidelberg University, Wilmington College, and John Carroll University.

Mount Union had one non–conference game against North Carolina Wesleyan College from the USA South Athletic Conference.

In 2016, Mount Union did not make it to the Stagg Bowl for the first time in eleven years after losing to Mary Hardin-Baylor in the semifinals 14-12. The team finished with a 12-2 record, with a 8-1 record in conference play.

The Purple Raiders ended their season by going to the Stagg Bowl and winning the NCAA Division III National Championship with a 12-0 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor of Texas.[1]

September 212:00 PMNorth Carolina Wesleyan*No. 2

SportsTime OhioW 58–02,533 September 161:30 PMat MariettaNo. 2

W 69–33,142 September 231:30 PMBaldwin WallaceNo. 2

  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH

SportsTime OhioW 55–72,917 September 301:30 PMOhio NortherndaggerNo. 2

  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH

SportsTime OhioW 43–143,028 October 71:30 PMat No. 21 HeidelbergNo. 2

W 63–72,064 October 141:30 PMCapitalNo. 2

  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH

SportsTime OhioW 72–141,973 October 211:30 PMat WilmingtonNo. 2

W 66–72,310 October 281:30 PMOtterbeinNo. 2

  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH

W 51–141,846 November 41:00 PMMuskingumNo. 2

  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH

W 59–71,948 November 111:30 PMat John CarrollNo. 2

W 31–273,444 November 1812:00 PMWashington and Lee*No. 2

  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Playoffs First Round)

W 21–01,534 November 2512:00 PM No. 16 Case Western Reserve*No. 2

  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Playoffs Second Round)

W 45–161,763 December 212:00 PM No. 15 Frostburg State*No. 2

  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Playoffs Quarterfinals)

W 70–371,863 December 91:05 PMat No. 3 Wisconsin–Oshkosh*No. 2

ESPN3W 43–401,667 December 157:00 PMvs. No. 1 Mary Hardin–Baylor*No. 2

ESPNUW 12–04,971

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Schedule Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ http://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/fball/2017-18/releases/20171215x4o94e
  2. ^ http://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/fball/2017-18/schedule
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