2017 Alabama State Hornets football team

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2017 Alabama State Hornets football
Alabama State ASU Wordmark.png
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2017 record5–6 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Orlando (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorOsita Alaribe (1st season)
Home stadiumNew ASU Stadium
(Capacity: 26,500)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East
Alcorn State xy   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Alabama State   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Alabama A&M   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Jackson State   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
West
No. 16 Grambling State xy$   7 – 0     11 – 2  
Southern*   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Prairie View A&M   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Texas Southern   2 – 5     2 – 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32
December 2, 2017
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets were led by third head coach Brian Jenkins for the first 5 games of the season until he was fired. Donald Hill-Eley was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at the New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–3 in SWAC play to finish in second place in the East Division.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Tuskegee*
ASAAL 6–1425,442
September 95:00 p.m.at Troy*
ESPN3L 7–3429,278
September 167:00 p.m.Kennesaw State*
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ASAAL 14–2011,000
September 237:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ASAAL 0–3410,500
October 56:30 p.m.Alcorn State
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ESPNUL 10–2415,553
October 142:00 p.m.at Texas Southern
AT&T SWW 23–168,462
October 282:30 p.m.vs. Alabama A&M
ESPN3W 21–1661,221
November 41:00 p.m.at Jackson State
W 13–318,585
November 112:00 p.m.No. 13 Grambling State
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ASAAL 7–249,872
November 181:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley State
W 16–10936
November 232:00 p.m.Edward Waters*dagger
ASAAW 37–315,322
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References[]

  1. ^ "Football Schedule". Alabama State University.
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