2017 Shorter Hawks football team

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2017 Shorter Hawks football
Shorter University Athletics.jpg
ConferenceGulf South Conference
2017 record0–11 (0–8 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKiJuan Ware (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorWilliams Jones (2nd season)
Home stadiumBarron Stadium
(Capacity: 6,500)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Gulf South Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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 Shorter Hawks football team represented the Shorter University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by second-year head coach Aaron Kelton. The Hawks played their home games at Barron Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.

Schedule[]

Shorter announced its 2017 football schedule on July 13, 2017. The schedule consists of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Hawks will host GSC foes Delta State, North Alabama, Valdosta State, and West Florida, and will travel to Florida Tech, Mississippi College, West Alabama, and West Georgia.[1]

The Hawks will host only one non-conference game against Mars Hill from the South Atlantic Conference and travel to two away games against Gardner–Webb from the Big South Conference and Tusculum College from the South Atlantic Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21:00 p.mMars Hill*
L 14–401,100
September 96:00 p.m.at Tusculum College*
L 12-392,498
September 167:00 p.m.at Florida Tech
L 6-311,450
September 231:00 p.m.No. 17 Delta State
  • Barron Stadium
  • Rome, GA
ESPN3L 20-541,100
September 307:00 p.m.at West Alabama
L 0-624,324
October 71:30 p.m.at Gardner–Webb*
L 14-423,150
October 141:00 p.m.North Alabama
  • Barron Stadium
  • Rome, GA
L 0-481,118
October 211:00 p.m.West Floridadagger
  • Barron Stadium
  • Rome, GA
L 29-421,075
October 267:00 p.m.at West Georgia
ESPN3L 6-423,167
November 44:00 p.m.at Mississippi College
L 29-303,054
November 111:30 p.m.Valdosta State
  • Barron Stadium
  • Rome, GA
L 0-521,110
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References[]

  1. ^ "GSC announces 2017 Football Game of the Week Schedule" (Press release). Shorter University Department of Athletics. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
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