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2017 Big South Conference football season

The 2017 Big South Conference football season will begin on Thursday, August 31[1] and conclude in December with the 2018 NCAA Division I Football Championship.

2017 Big South Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FCS
SportFootball
DurationBegins August 31, 2017
Number of teams6
Big South Conference football seasons
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2017 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Kennesaw State $^   5 – 0     12 – 2  
Monmouth ^   4 – 1     9 – 3  
Charleston Southern   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Liberty *   2 – 3     6 – 5  
Presbyterian   1 – 4     4 – 7  
Gardner–Webb   0 – 5     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Liberty ineligible for postseason due to FBS transition
Rankings from STATS Poll

Head coaches edit

Team Head Coach
Charleston Southern Mark Tucker
Gardner–Webb Carroll McCray
Kennesaw State Brian Bohannon
Liberty Turner Gill
Presbyterian Tommy Spangler
Monmouth Kevin Callahan

Regular season edit

Index to colors and formatting
Big South member won
Big South member lost
Big South teams in bold

All times Eastern time (UTC-4 before November 5, UTC-5 from November 5 forward).

Week One edit

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Aug. 31 6:30 PM Presbyterian Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC L 7–51 22,643 [2]
Aug. 31 7:00 PM Kennesaw State Samford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL L 23–28 4,908 [3]
Sep. 2 3:00 PM Lafayette Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ W 31–12 3,898 [4]
Sep. 2 4:00 PM Charleston Southern Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS L 0–49 54,215 [5]
Sep. 2 6:00 PM North Carolina A&T Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC L 3–45 7,015 [6]
Sep. 2 7:00 PM Liberty Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX W 48–45 45,784 [7]

Week Two edit

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Sep. 9 12:00 PM[a] The Citadel Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC[a] L 7–48 2,586 [8]
Sep. 9 1:00 PM Lehigh Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ W 46–27 2,839 [9]
Sep. 9 4:00 PM Gardner–Webb Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY L 0–27 19,051 [10]
Sep. 9 6:00 PM Charleston Southern South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC Postponed [b] —
Sep. 9 6:00 PM Morehead State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 58–17 17,118 [11]
Sep. 9 7:00 PM Tennessee Tech Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA W 27–14 8,418 [12]
  1. ^ a b The game between Presbyterian and The Citadel was originally scheduled to take place at The Citadel, at 6:00 PM, but was rescheduled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.
  2. ^ The game between South Carolina State and Charleston Southern was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.

Week Three edit

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Sep. 16 6:00 PM Charleston Southern Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC L 17–19 5,248 [13]
Sep. 16 6:00 PM Western Carolina Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC L 27–42 6,152 [14]
Sep. 16 6:00 PM Indiana State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 42–41 16,060 [15]
Sep. 16 7:00 PM Monmouth Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY L 14–28 6,384 [16]
Sep. 16 7:00 PM Campbell Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC W 28–16 2,204 [17]
Sep. 16 8:00 PM Kennesaw State Alabama State New ASU Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 20–14 11,000 [18]

Week Four edit

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Sep. 23 1:30 PM Gardner–Webb Wofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC L 24–27 7,211 [19]
Sep. 23 2:00 PM Monmouth Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA W 30–23 OT 5,123 [20]
Sep. 23 6:00 PM Point Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC W 66–0 1,945 [21]
Sep. 23 7:00 PM Liberty Jacksonville State JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL L 10–31 23,944 [22]
Sep. 23 7:00 PM Cumberland Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC W 27–20 2,140 [23]

Week Five edit

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Sep. 30 3:30 PM North Greenville Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA W 38–34 6,161 [24]
Sep. 30 6:00 PM Mississippi Valley State Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC W 58–7 1,456 [25]
Sep. 30 6:00 PM Saint Francis Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 7–13 15,886 [26]
Sep. 30 6:00 PM Monmouth Bucknell Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA W 35–13 1,942 [27]
Sep. 30 7:00 PM Wofford Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC L 7–31 2,862 [28]

Week Six edit

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Oct. 7 1:05 PM Monmouth Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, MA —
Oct. 7 1:30 PM Shorter Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC —
Oct. 7 2:00 PM Saint Francis Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC —
Oct. 7 7:00 PM Texas Southern Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA —

Week Seven edit

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Oct. 14 12:00 PM Charleston Southern Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC —
Oct. 14 2:00 PM Gardner–Webb North Carolina Central O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC —
Oct. 14 6:00 PM Kennesaw State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA —

Week Eight edit

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Oct. 21 1:00 PM Liberty Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ —
Oct. 21 6:00 PM Savannah State Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC —
Oct. 21 7:00 PM Gardner–Webb Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA —

Week Nine edit

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Oct. 28 12:00 PM Liberty Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC —
Oct. 28 2:00 PM Kennesaw State Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC —
Oct. 28 6:00 PM Monmouth Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC —

Week Ten edit

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Nov. 4 1:00 PM Presbyterian Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ —
Nov. 4 1:30 PM Charleston Southern Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC —
Nov. 4 2:00 PM Kennesaw State Montana State Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT —
Nov. 4 3:30 PM Duquesne Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA —

Week Eleven edit

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Nov. 11 12:00 PM Gardner–Webb Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ —
Nov. 11 3:30 PM Charleston Southern Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA —
Nov. 11 3:30 PM Presbyterian Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA —

Week Twelve edit

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Nov. 18 TBA Monmouth Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA —
Nov. 18 12:00 PM Liberty Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC —
Nov. 18 1:00 PM Gardner–Webb Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC —

Attendance edit

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field 4,000 1,945 1,456 3,401 1,701 42.5%
Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium 9,000 7,015 6,152 13,167 6,584 43.9%
Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium 9,000 8,418 6,161 14,579 7,290 80.9%
Liberty Williams Stadium 19,200 17,118 16,060 15,886 49,064 16,355 85.2%
Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium 6,500 2,596 2,204 2,140 2,862 9,802 2,451 37.7%
Monmouth Kessler Field 3,200 3,898 2,839 6,737 3,369 105.3%

References edit

  1. ^ "Big South Football Composite Schedule". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Presbyterian vs. Wake Forest - Box Score". ESPN.com. August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  3. ^ "Kennesaw State vs. Samford - Box Score". ESPN.com. August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  4. ^ "Lafayette vs. Monmouth - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "Gardner–Webb vs. Mississippi State - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  6. ^ "North Carolina A&T vs. Gardner–Webb - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  7. ^ "Liberty vs. Baylor - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "The Citadel vs. Presbyterian - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  9. ^ "Lehigh vs. Monmouth - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "Gardner–Webb vs. Wyoming - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  11. ^ "Morehead State vs. Liberty - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  12. ^ "Tennessee Tech vs. Kennesaw State - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  13. ^ "Charleston Southern vs. Elon - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  14. ^ "Western Carolina vs. Gardner–Webb - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  15. ^ "Indiana State vs. Liberty - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  16. ^ "Monmouth vs. Albany - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  17. ^ "Campbell vs. Presbyterian - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  18. ^ "Kennesaw State vs. Alabama State - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  19. ^ "Gardner–Webb vs. Wofford - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  20. ^ "Monmouth vs. Hampton - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  21. ^ "Point vs. Charleston Southern - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  22. ^ "Liberty vs. Jacksonville State - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  23. ^ "Cumberland vs. Presbyterian - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  24. ^ "North Greenville vs. Kennesaw State - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  25. ^ "Mississippi Valley State vs. Charleston Southern - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  26. ^ "Saint Francis vs. Liberty - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  27. ^ "Monmouth vs. Bucknell - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  28. ^ "Wofford vs. Presbyterian - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
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