The 2017 Eastern New Mexico football team represented Eastern New Mexico University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first year head coach Kelley Lee. The Greyhounds played their home games at Greyhound Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Greyhounds finished the season 8-2 and ranked in the top 25 in the nation. The 2017 squad tied the school record for wins in a season with 8.
| 2017 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 24 |
| Record | 8–2 (6–2 LSC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Ivan Cordova (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Greyhound Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Midwestern State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Texas A&M–Commerce ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State # | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angelo State # | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western New Mexico | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas A&M | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Permian Basin | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
Eastern New Mexico announced its 2017 football schedule on April 3, 2017. The schedule consists of five home and away games in the regular season. The Greyhounds will host LSC foes Angelo State, Midwestern State, Texas-Permian Basin, and Texas A&M-Kingsville and will travel to Tarleton State, West Texas A&M, Texas A&M-Commerce, and Western New Mexico.[1]
The Greyhounds will host one of two of its non-conference games against Southwest Baptist from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and travel to the teams other opponent West Liberty from the Mountain East Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m | No. 18 Southwest Baptist* | W 23–21 | 3,098 | ||
| September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Western New Mexico |
| W 37–34 | 789 | |
| September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Texas A&M-Commerce | L 22–51 | 9,233 | ||
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Angelo State |
| W 31–21 | 777 | |
| September 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at West Texas A&M | W 28–14 | 7,629 | ||
| October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas–Permian Basin |
| W 20–17 | 2,694 | |
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Tarleton State | W 24–15 | 3,142 | ||
| October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas A&M-Kingsville | No. 21 |
| W 51–34 | 1,019 |
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at West Liberty* | No. 21 |
| W 45–24 | 526 |
| November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Midwestern State | No. 20 |
| L 43–56 | 2,032 |
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Rankings edit
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| AFCA | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 21 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Lee Announces 10-Game Schedule for Gridiron Greyhounds" (Press release). Eastern New Mexico University Department of Athletics. April 3, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.