2017 West Georgia Wolves football team
The 2017 West Georgia Wolves football team represented the University of West Georgia in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first-year head coach David Dean. The Wolves played their home games at University Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| 2017 record | 7–3 (4–3 GSC) |
| Head coach | David Dean (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Sam Gregg (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Scott Symons (4th season) |
| Home stadium | University Stadium (Capacity: 9,500) |
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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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Schedule
West Georgia announced its 2017 football schedule on February 14, 2017. The schedule consists of 7 home and 4 away games in the regular season. The Wolves will host GSC foes North Alabama, Shorter, Valdosta Stte, and West Florida, and will travel to Delta State, Florida Tech, Mississippi College, and West Alabama.[1]
The Wolves will host all three non-conference game against Fort Valley State, Albany State and Miles, which all three are from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m | Fort Valley State* | W 34–9 | 4,836 | |||
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Miles* | No. 25 |
| W 45-7 | 5,382 | |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 24 Delta State | No. 17 | L 7-17 | 5,255 | ||
| September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Albany State* |
| W 48-16 | 6,838 | ||
| September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | North Alabama |
| W 37-23 | 4,273 | ||
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Valdosta State | No. 25 |
| ESPN3 | W 42-13 | 4,927 |
| October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 23 West Alabama | No. 22 | L 31-34 | 3,321 | ||
| October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College |
| W 28-0 | 5,687 | ||
| October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Shorter |
| ESPN3 | W 42-6 | 3,167 | |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Florida Tech | No. 25 | W 20-13 | 3,800 | ||
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | West Florida | No. 24 |
| L 29-34 | 4,217 | |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Virginia State* | W 35-9 | 2,102 | |||
| November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | West Florida* |
| L 14-17 | 1,993 | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final | ||||||||
| AFCA | RV | 25 | 17 | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | RV | 19 | ||||||||
References
- "UWG Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of West Georgia Department of Athletics. February 14, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.