2017 West Florida Argonauts football team
2017 West Florida Argonauts football | |
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NCAA Division II Championship Game, L 27–37 vs. Texas A&M–Commerce | |
Conference | Gulf South Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
Record | 11–4 (5–3 GSC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jammie Deese (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Darian Dulin (1st season) |
Home stadium | Blue Wahoos Stadium (Capacity: 5,038) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 West Alabama $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 West Florida ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Delta State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 West Georgia ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valdosta State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Alabama | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi College | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shorter | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 West Florida Argonauts football team represented the University of West Florida in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by second-year head coach Pete Shinnick. The Argonauts played their home games at Blue Wahoos Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
Schedule
West Florida announced its 2017 football schedule on February 1, 2017. The schedule consists of 6 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Argonauts will host GSC foes Delta State, Mississippi College, North Alabama, and Valdosta State, and will travel to Shorter, West Alabama, West Florida, and West Georgia.[1]
The Argonauts will host two of the three non-conference game against Chowan of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Midwestern State of the Lone Star Conference and will travel to Missouri S&T of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m | at Missouri S&T* | W 20–16 | 2,000 | ||
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 Midwestern State* | canceled[a] | |||
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Chowan* |
| BLAB TV | W 51-23 | 4,554 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Valdosta State |
| BLAB TV | L 19-30 | 5,416 |
September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Florida Tech | ESPN3 | W 23-21 | 3,422 | |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi College |
| BLAB TV | W 28-14 | 4,976 |
October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 21 Delta State |
| BLAB TV | L 25-28 | 5,458 |
October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Shorter | W 42-29 | 1,075 | ||
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 25 West Alabama | ESPN3 | L 18-35 | 6,999 | |
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | North Alabama |
| ESPN3 | W 30-7 | 5,590 |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 24 West Georgia | W 34-29 | 4,217 | ||
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Wingate* | ESPN3 | W 31-0 | 1,567 | |
November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at West Georgia |
| BLAB TV | W 17-14 | 1,993 |
December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 17 West Alabama |
| W 28-21 | 6,105 | |
December 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 3 IUP* | ESPN3 | W 27-17 | 2,509 | |
December 16 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce* | ESPN2 | L 27-37 | 4,259 | |
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- ^[a] The game between Midwestern State and West Florida was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.[2]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
AFCA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | 2 |
References
- ^ "UWF Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of West Florida Department of Athletics. February 1, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "UWF Cancels All Home Athletic Events This Weekend" (Press release). University of West Florida Department of Athletics. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.