2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

The 2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football team represented Jacksonville University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Ian Shields and played their home games at D. B. Milne Field. They were members of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.

2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2017 record	7–4 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach	Ian Shields (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ian Shields (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Alan Darlin (1st season)
Home stadium	D. B. Milne Field (Capacity: 5,000)

2017 Pioneer Football League standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 23 San Diego $^		8	–	0					10	–	3
Drake		6	–	2					7	–	4
Jacksonville		5	–	3					7	–	4
Campbell		5	–	3					6	–	5
Valparaiso		5	–	3					6	–	5
Butler		4	–	4					6	–	5
Dayton		4	–	4					5	–	6
Marist		3	–	5					4	–	7
Morehead State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Stetson		1	–	7					2	–	9
Davidson		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at Mercer*	Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN3	L 7–48	9,727
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Walsh*	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	W 56–31	1,508
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Marist	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY		W 44–37	4,077
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Guilford*	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	W 56–21	2,014
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Davidson	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	W 35–21	3,673
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at Butler	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN		L 22–37	1,877
October 21	12:00 p.m.	San Diego	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	L 10–63	1,748
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC		W 54–48 ^3OT	6,691
November 4	12:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	W 20–17	1,738
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Stetson	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	W 13–10	1,855
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA		L 7–52	1,487
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	0	7	7
Bears	14	13	21	0	48

See also: 2017 Mercer Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	MERC, 45–42

Walsh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	3	0	14	14	31
Dolphins	14	21	14	7	56

See also: Walsh Cavaliers

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	10	12	7	15	44
Red Foxes	0	9	7	21	37

See also: 2017 Marist Red Foxes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2016	JACK, 41–35

Guilford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	7	0	7	7	21
Dolphins	28	14	7	7	56

See also: Guilford Quakers football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Davidson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	14	7	21
Dolphins	14	14	7	0	35

See also: 2017 Davidson Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–6	2016	JACK, 35–17

at Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	15	0	7	22
Bulldogs	7	13	10	7	37

See also: 2017 Butler Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–2	2014	JACK, 35–7

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	14	21	14	14	63
Dolphins	0	0	3	7	10

See also: 2017 San Diego Toreros football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2014	JACK, 35–18

at Campbell

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Dolphins	0	10	14	10	7	7	6	54
Fighting Camels	10	7	14	3	7	7	0	48

See also: 2017 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–0	2015	JACK, 20–14

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	7	0	3	17
Dolphins	3	10	7	0	20

See also: 2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–3	2016	VALPO, 42–39

Stetson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	3	0	0	7	10
Dolphins	0	6	0	7	13

See also: 2017 Stetson Hatters football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2014	JACK, 24–7

at Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	7	0	0	7
Bulldogs	14	21	10	7	52

See also: 2017 Drake Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–13	2016	DRAKE, 31–27

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