2017 West Chester Golden Rams football team

American college football season

1946 West Chester Golden Rams football

PSAC East Division co-champion

PSAC Championship Game, L 7–24 vs IUP

NCAA Division II Second Round, L 10–44 at IUP

Conference| Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Division| East Division
Record| 9–4 (6–1 PSAC)
Head coach|

* Bill Zwaan (15th season)

Home stadium| John A. Farrell Stadium

Seasons

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1947 ->

2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East
No. 25 Shippensburg x^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
West Chester xy^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Kutztown |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Bloomsburg |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Millersville |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
East Stroudsburg |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Lock Haven |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Cheyney |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
West
No. 3 IUP xy$^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 1  |
California (PA) ^  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Slippery Rock |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Edinboro |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Gannon |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Mercyhurst |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Clarion |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Seton Hill |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 11  |
Championship: IUP 24, West Chester 7

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2017 West Chester Golden Rams football team represented West Chester University in member of the East Division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Bill Zwaan, the Golden Rams compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the PSAC East Division title with Shippensburg. West Chester advanced to the PSAC Championship Game, where the Golden Rams lost to IUP. The team received a bid to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, beating Shippensburg in the first round before again losing to IUP in the second round.

## Background

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### Previous season

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In 2016 the Golden Rams finished with an 8–3 including an impressive 6–1 conference record, including a 6-game end of the year winning streak while averaging 33 points per games and holding opponents to under 14 point in each of their last six games.[1]

## Schedule

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### Spring game

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Date | Time | Spring Game | Site | TV | Result | Attendance

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April 28 | 6:00 pm | Purple vs. Gold | John A. Farrell Stadium • West Chester, PA |  | Purple 24–7 |

6,899

### Regular season

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

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August 31| 6:00 p.m.| Bentley*| |

* John A. Farrell Stadium
* West Chester, PA

| W 51–9| 3,218
September 9| 6:00 p.m.| at Slippery Rock*| No. 24|

* Mihalik-Thompson Stadium
* Slippery Rock, PA

| L 42–49| 5,897
September 16| 1:00 p.m.| Edinboro*| |

* John A. Farrell Stadium
* West Chester, PA

| W 62–28| 4,567
September 23| 2:00 p.m.| at Lock Heven| |

* Hubert Jack Stadium
* Lock Haven, PA

| W 35–14| 2,963
September 30| 12:00 p.m.| Kutztown| |

* John A. Farrell Stadium
* West Chester, PA

| W 27–21| 5,674
October 7| 1:00 p.m.| at Shippensburg| |

* Seth Grove Stadium
* Shippensburg, PA

| W 37–27| 5,300
October 14| 12:00 p.m.| Bloomsburg| |

* John A. Farrell Stadium
* West Chester, PA

| L 19–20| 3,694
October 21| 1:00 p.m.| at Cheyney| |

* O'Shields-Stevenson Stadium
* Cheyney, PA

| W 55–6| 887
October 28| 2:00 p.m.| East Stroudsburg| |

* John A. Farrell Stadium
* West Chester, PA

| W 31–26| 7,189
November 4| 1:00 p.m.| at Millersville| |

* Biemesderfer Stadium
* Millersville, PA

| W 27–24| 2,100
November 11| 12:00 p.m.| No. 3 IUP*| |

* John A. Farrell Stadium
* West Chester, PA (PSAC Championship Game)

| L 7-24| 5,234
November 18| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 19 Shippensburg| |

* Seth Grove Stadium
* Shippensburg, PA (NCAA Division II First Round)

| W 27–6| 650
November 25| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 3 IUP| |

* Miller Stadium
* Indiana, PA (NCAA Division II First Round)

| L 10–44| 1,650

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| Final
AFCA Coaches| RV| 24| RV| RV| RV| RV| | | | | |
D2football| RV| 25| RV| RV| RV| RV| | | | | |

## References

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1. ^ "West Chester 2016 football results". Retrieved May 24, 2017.
2. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". West Chester University. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
3. ^ "History of WCU Football" (PDF). West Chester University. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

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West Chester Golden Rams football

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* John A. Farrell Stadium (1970–present)

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* 1966 Tangerine Bowl
* 1967 Tangerine Bowl
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