2017 West Georgia Wolves football team

The 2017 West Georgia Wolves football team represented the University of West Georgia in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first-year head coach David Dean. The Wolves played their home games at University Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.

2017 West Georgia Wolves football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record7–3 (4–3 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSam Gregg (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorScott Symons (4th season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Gulf South Conference football standings
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

Schedule edit

West Georgia announced its 2017 football schedule on February 14, 2017. The schedule consists of 7 home and 4 away games in the regular season. The Wolves will host GSC foes North Alabama, Shorter, Valdosta State, and West Florida, and will travel to Delta State, Florida Tech, Mississippi College, and West Alabama.[1]

The Wolves will host all three non-conference game against Fort Valley State, Albany State and Miles, which all three are from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.mFort Valley State*W 34–94,836
September 97:00 p.m.Miles*No. 25
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
W 45-75,382
September 167:00 p.m.No. 24 Delta StateNo. 17L 7-175,255
September 232:00 p.m.Albany State* 
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
W 48-166,838
September 302:00 p.m.North Alabama
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
W 37-234,273
October 72:00 p.m.Valdosta StateNo. 25
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA (Rivalry)
ESPN3W 42-134,927
October 145:00 p.m.at No. 23 West AlabamaNo. 22L 31-343,321
October 213:00 p.m.at Mississippi CollegeW 28-05,687
October 267:00 p.m.Shorter
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
ESPN3W 42-63,167
November 41:00 p.m.at Florida TechNo. 25W 20-133,800
November 112:00 p.m.West FloridaNo. 24
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
L 29-344,217
November 1812:00 p.m.at No. 11 Virginia State*W 35-92,102
November 251:00 p.m.West Florida*
L 14-171,993

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
AFCARV2517RVRV2522RVRV2524RV19

References edit

  1. ^ "UWG Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of West Georgia Department of Athletics. February 14, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.