2017 Delta State Statesmen football team

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2017 Delta State Statesmen football

Conference| Gulf South Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 21
Record| 9–4 (5–3 GSC)
Head coach|

* Todd Cooley (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Joel Williams (5th season)
Defensive coordinator| Jerry Partridge (1st season)
Home stadium| Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium

Seasons

<- 2016

2018 ->

2017 Gulf South Conference football standings

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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  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2017 Delta State Statesmen football team represented Delta State University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Todd Cooley. The Statesmen played their home games at McCool Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference. They advanced to the Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they were eliminated in the second round by West Alabama.[1]

## Schedule

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Delta State announced its 2017 football schedule on December 27, 2016 which consists of six home and five away games in the regular season. The Statesmen will host GSC foes Florida Tech, Valdosta State, West Alabama and West Georgia, and will travel to Mississippi College, North Alabama, Shorter, and West Florida.

The Statesmen will host two of the three non-conference games against Chowan of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Tarleton State of the Lone Star Conference and will travel to North Greenville whom is independent from a conference.

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 2| 2:00 p.m| Tarleton State*| |

* Mickey Sellers Field
* Cleveland, MS

| | W 34–16| 5,155
September 9| 2:00 p.m.| Chowan*| |

* McCool Stadium
* Cleveland, MS

| | W 42-13| 5,255
September 16| 2:00 p.m.| No. 17 West Georgia| No. 24|

* McCool Stadium
* Cleveland, MS

| | W 17-7| 5,255
September 23| 12:00 p.m.| at Shorter| No. 17|

* Barron Stadium
* Rome, GA

| ESPN3| W 54-20| 1,100
September 30| 7:00 p.m.| at Mississippi College| No. 13|

* Robinson-Hale Stadium
* Clinton, MS (Rivalry)

| ESPN3| W 30-17| 6,348
October 7| 6:00 p.m.| West Alabama| No. 9|

* McCool Stadium
* Cleveland, MS

| | L 26-29| 7,856
October 14| 4:00 p.m.| at West Florida| No. 21|

* Blue Wahoos Stadium
* Pensacola, FL

| | W 28-25| 5,458
October 21| 2:00 p.m.| Valdosta State| No. 19|

* McCool Stadium
* Cleveland, MS

| | L 13-34| 3,451
October 28| 6:00 p.m.| at North Alabama| |

* Braly Municipal Stadium
* Florence, AL

| | L 7-20| 6,033
November 4| 1:30 p.m.| at North Greenville*| |

* Younts Stadium
* Tigerville, SC

| | W 33-30 OT| 3,033
November 11| 2:00 p.m.| Florida Tech| |

* McCool Stadium
* Cleveland, MS

| ESPN3| W 42-20| 6,555
November 18| 10:00 a.m.| at No. 14 Bowie State*| |

* Bulldogs Stadium
* Bowie, MD (Division II Playoffs First Round)

| | W 45-35| 2,214
November 25| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 17 West Alabama*| |

* Tiger Stadium
* Livingston, AL (Division II Playoffs Second Round)

| | L 20-27| 4,893

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| Final
AFCA| RV| RV| 24| 17| 13| 9| 21| 19| RV| —| RV| RV| 21

## References

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1. ^ "West Alabama advances in D2 Playoffs with 27-20 win over Delta State". AL.com. November 25, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

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