2017 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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2017 Central Arkansas Bears football
Central Arkansas Athletics wordmark.svg
Southland Conference champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 15–21 vs. New Hampshire
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 10
FCS CoachesNo. 8
2017 record10–2 (9–0 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNathan Brown (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Stewart (4th season)
Home stadiumEstes Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^   9 0     10 2  
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^   8 1     12 2  
No. 25 Nicholls State ^   7 2     8 4  
No. 22 McNeese State   7 2     9 2  
Southeastern Louisiana   6 3     6 5  
Northwestern State   4 5     4 7  
Stephen F. Austin   4 5     4 7  
Abilene Christian   2 7     2 9  
Incarnate Word   1 7     1 10  
Lamar   1 8     2 9  
Houston Baptist   0 9     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

The 2017 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Steve Campbell and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–2, 9–0 in Southland play to be crowned Southland Conference champions. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to New Hampshire in the Second Round.

On December 7, head coach Steve Campbell resigned to become the head coach at South Alabama.[1] He finished at Central Arkansas with a four-year record of 33–15.

Previous season[]

They finished the season 10–3 overall and 8–1 in Southland play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Illinois State in the first round, before losing in the second round to Eastern Washington.

Schedule[]

Source: [2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:10 p.m.at No. 20 (FBS) Kansas State*No. 15ESPN3L 19–5551,043
September 96:00 p.m.at Murray State*No. 15OVCDNW 41–137,456
September 167:15 p.m.Southeastern LouisianaNo. 14
ELVNW 38–610,237
September 306:00 p.m.No. 3 Sam Houston StateNo. 11
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
ESPN3W 41–3011,347
October 76:00 p.m.at Houston BaptistNo. 6
FSSW+W 27–72,543
October 146:00 p.m.Stephen F. AustinNo. 6
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
ESPN3W 24–209,263
October 216:00 p.m.at Northwestern StateNo. 6
DTVW 45–178,252
October 286:00 p.m.No. 20 McNeese StatedaggerNo. 4
ESPN3W 47–179,887
November 46:10 p.m.at LamarNo. 4ESPN3W 42–148,417
November 116:00 p.m.at Incarnate WordNo. 3UIWtvW 56–104,652
November 183:00 p.m.Abilene ChristianNo. 3
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
ESPN3W 34–04,325
December 22:00 p.m.No. 21 New Hampshire*No. 3
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR (FCS Playoffs Second Round)
ESPN3L 15–216,243
  • *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
*-Indicates Game Broadcast via Tape Delay

Game summaries[]

at Kansas State[]

Central Arkansas at Kansas State[3]
1 234Total
No. 15 Bears 10 630 19
No. 20 (FBS) Wildcats 10 28107 55
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
    Manhattan, KS
  • Game start: 6:10 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 51,043
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • WSW 7 • Clear
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller Analyst: Travis Tannahill
Sources:[3]

at Murray State[]

Central Arkansas at Murray State[4]
1 234Total
No. 15 Bears 10 2173 41
Racers 0 607 13
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Roy Stewart Stadium
    Murray, KY
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:46
  • Game attendance: 7,456
  • Referee: Andrew Faust
  • TV announcers (OVCDN): Play-by-Play: Neal Bradley Analyst: Josh McKeel
Sources:[4]

Southeastern Louisiana[]

Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas[5]
1 234Total
Lions 0 303 6
No. 14 Bears 7 7213 38
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 7:15 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:58
  • Game attendance: 10,237
  • Referee: K. Boitman
  • TV announcers (ELVN): Play-by-Play: Steve Sullivan Analyst: Fitz Hill
Sources:[5]

Sam Houston State[]

Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas[6]
1 234Total
No. 3 Bearkats 7 1076 30
No. 11 Bears 14 1737 41
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:44
  • Game attendance: 11,347
  • Referee: Brandon Cruise
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Randy McIlvoy Analyst: Shea Walker Sideline: Tatum Everett
Sources:[6]

at Houston Baptist[]

Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist[7]
1 234Total
No. 6 Bears 14 076 27
Huskies 7 000 7
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:23
  • Game attendance: 2,543
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • WSW 7 • Clear
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV announcers (FSSW+): Play-by-Play: Tom Franklin Analyst: John Harris Sideline: Maya Golden
Sources:[7]

Stephen F. Austin[]

Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas[8]
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 1433 20
No. 6 Bears 7 737 24
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 9,263
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Lincoln Rose Analyst: Nate Griffin
Sources:[8]

at Northwestern State[]

Central Arkansas at Northwestern State[9]
1 234Total
No. 6 Bears 10 14147 45
Demons 3 770 17
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 5:06
  • Game attendance: 8,252
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • SSE 5 • Overcast
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (DTV): Play-by-Play: Patrick Netherton Analyst: Richard deVargas Sideline: Tony Taglavore
Sources:[9]

McNeese State[]

McNeese State at Central Arkansas<[10]
(Homecoming)
1 234Total
No. 20 Cowboys 10 070 17
No. 4 Bears 9 21143 47
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 9,887
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Jeff Brightwell Analyst: Stan Humphries Sideline: Tatum Everett
Sources:[10]

at Lamar[]

Central Arkansas at Lamar[11]
1 234Total
No. 4 Bears 14 7210 42
Cardinals 7 007 14
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 8,417
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • S 8 • Partly cloudy
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Dan Gresham Analyst: Lemont Williams
Sources:[11]

at Incarnate Word[]

Central Arkansas at Incarnate Word[12]
1 234Total
No. 3 Bears 14 28014 56
Cardinals 3 007 10
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 4,652
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • E 7 • Cloudy, showers
  • Referee: Ray Edwards
  • TV announcers (UIWtv): Play-by-Play: Chris Reyes Analyst: Jaime Valdez
Sources:[12]

Abilene Christian[]

Abilene Christian at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 000 0
No. 3 Bears 14 677 34
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 4,325
Sources:

FCS Playoffs[]

New Hampshire–Second Round[]

FCS Playoffs Second Round
1 234Total
No. 21 Wildcats 7 077 21
No. 3 Bears 7 008 15
  • Date: December 2
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:

Ranking movements[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 15 15 14 12 11 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 10 
Coaches 15 16 16 13 12 8 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 8

References[]

  1. ^ https://usajaguars.com/news/2017/12/7/south-alabama-names-steve-campbell-head-football-coach.aspx
  2. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". UCA Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Football vs Kansas State University on 9/2/2017". Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Football vs Murray State University on 9/9/2017". Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Football vs Southeastern Louisiana University on 9/16/2017". Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Football vs Sam Houston State University on 9/30/2017". Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Football vs Houston Baptist University on 10/7/2017". Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Football vs Stephen F. Austin on 10/14/2017". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Football vs Northwestern State University on 10/21/2017". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Football vs McNeese on 10/28/2017". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Football vs Lamar University on 11/4/2017". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Football vs University of the Incarnate Word on 11/11/2017". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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