2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football team

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2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football
IUP logo.svg
PSAC champion
PSAC East Division champion
PSAC Championship, W 27–7 vs West Chester
NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 17–27 vs. West Florida
ConferencePennsylvania State Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
AFCANo. 3
2017 record13–1 (7–0 PSAC)
Head coach
  • Paul Tortorella (1st season)
Home stadiumMiller Stadium
(Capacity: 7,500)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
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: Indiana (PA) 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 IUP Crimson Hawks football team represented Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. It was the first season for the team with head coach Paul Tortorella.

Background[]

Previous season[]

In 2016 the Crimson Hawks finished with a 10–2 record including a 6–1 conference record. The team made it PSAC Semi-Finals[1]

Departures[]

Name Position Year Reason left
Nick Dubowski LB Senior Graduated
Ackeno Robertson DB Senior Graduated
Andrew DeGol DB Senior Graduated
Ryan Stewert K Senior Graduated
Jordan Spangler P Senior Graduated
Ethan Cooper OL Senior Declared for 2017 NFL Draft
Tony Morgante OL Senior Graduated

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Ashland*No. 9
W 26–233,235
September 94:00 p.m.East Stroudsburg*No. 6
  • Miller Stadium
  • Indiana, PA
W 38–142,636
September 1612:00 p.m.Cheyney*No. 6
  • Miller Stadium
  • Indiana, PA
W 65–161,694
September 2312:00 p.m.EdinboroNo. 6
  • Miller Stadium
  • Indiana, PA
W 38–72,126
September 30TBAat Seton HillNo. 4
W 57–14975
October 72:00 p.m.No. 16 CaliforniaNo. 4
  • Miller Field
  • Indiana, PA
ESPN3W 26–104,019
October 14TBAat No. 9 Slippery RockNo. 3
ESPN3W 34–1710,111
October 21TBAat ClarionNo. 3
W 23–171,277
October 2812:00 p.m.GannonNo. 4
  • Miller Stadium
  • Indiana, Pennsylvania
W 42–261,630
November 4TBAat MercyhurstNo. 3
W 36–101,178
September 9TBAat West Chester*No. 3
W 24–75,234
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend:  Increased in ranking.  Dropped in ranking
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
AFCA Coaches 12 9 6 6 4 3
D2football 11 10 8 6 4 3

Roster[]

2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Andre Dreuitt-Parks Redshirt.svg So
WR 4 Allen White Sr
QB 5 Lennie Williams Jr. Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 8 JoJo Gause So
RB 9 Malik Andersen So
WR 11 Swaneek Brown Redshirt.svg Jr
QB 14 Mike DeBaugh Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 15 Devin Altland Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 16 Caleb Horton Sr
QB 18 Jake Celinolo Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 19 Miles Williamson Jr
RB 23 Luigi Lista-Brinza Sr
RB 26 Samir Bullock So
RB 27 Chris Temple Sr
TE 40 Rex Pierce Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 45 Ryan Waltz Sr
TE 49 Ryan Otto Redshirt.svg So
G 54 Colin McCalister Redshirt.svg So
G 57 Mike Brown Redshirt.svg So
C 58 Dan Charmo Sr
G 60 Kidus Woldeyes Sr
C 62 Devon Barnes Redshirt.svg Jr
T 63 Joe Paterson So
T 64 Jeff Arnold Sr
T/G 65 Shaqiun Cooley Fr
G 68 Justin Weldon Sr
T 70 Luke Milcic Redshirt.svg Jr
T 73 Zaire Willis Redshirt.svg So
T 74 Gabrielle Diaz Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Mcle Makle Jr
DB 2 Jay Watkins Redshirt.svg Sr
DB 3 John McDonald-Horer So
CB 10 Andrew Robinson Redshirt.svg Fr
CB 13 Mike Pietropola Jr
DB 17 Isaiah Stokes Redshirt.svg So
DB 21 Eric Doe Sr
CB 22 J.R. Stevens Redshirt.svg Jr
DB 23 Maurice Jones Jr. Jr
DB 39 Morgan Jackson Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 44 Branden Meyers Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 45 Diondre Faulk Fr
DB 50 Damon Floyd
DE/DT 51 Qwamere Wright-Downing Redshirt.svg So
LB 52 Zack Weaver Redshirt.svg So
DT 55 Damian Jones Redshirt.svg Jr
DT 68 Justin Weldon Sr
DE 81 Malik Allen Fr
DT/DE 90 Dylan Scott Jr
DE 91 DeAndre Easterling Jr
DT 92 Jemal Averette Sr
DB 93 Jordan Devin Redshirt.svg Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 37 Dylan Sarka Redshirt.svg So
K 87 Sean Bowling Jr
LS 88 Noah Bertram Redshirt.svg Jr
Head coach
  • Paul Tortorella
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jim Smith (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)
  • Tate Gregory (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
  • Mike Campolo (Offensive Line)
  • Luke Barker (Running Backs)
  • Christian Bryant (Wide Receivers)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football team".
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