2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football team

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.

2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football
PSAC champion PSAC East Division champion
PSAC Championship, W 27–7 vs West Chester
NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 17–27 vs. West Florida
Conference	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
AFCA	No. 3
Record	13–1 (7–0 PSAC)
Head coach	Paul Tortorella (1st season)
Home stadium	Miller Stadium

2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings

	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: IUP 24, West Chester 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

Background

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Ashland*	No. 9	Miller Stadium Indiana, PA		W 26–23	3,235
September 9	4:00 p.m.	East Stroudsburg*	No. 6	Miller Stadium Indiana, PA		W 38–14	2,636
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Cheyney*	No. 6	Miller Stadium Indiana, PA		W 65–16	1,694
September 23	12:00 p.m.	Edinboro	No. 6	Miller Stadium Indiana, PA		W 38–7	2,126
September 30	TBA	at Seton Hill	No. 4	Offutt Field Greensburg, PA		W 57–14	975
October 7	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 California	No. 4	Miller Field Indiana, PA	ESPN3	W 26–10	4,019
October 14	TBA	at No. 9 Slippery Rock	No. 3	Mihalik-Thompson Stadium Slippery Rock, PA	ESPN3	W 34–17	10,111
October 21	TBA	at Clarion	No. 3	Memorial Field Clarion, PA		W 23–17	1,277
October 28	12:00 p.m.	Gannon	No. 4	Miller Stadium Indiana, Pennsylvania		W 42–26	1,630
November 4	TBA	at Mercyhurst	No. 3	Tullio Field Erie, PA		W 36–10	1,178
September 9	TBA	at West Chester*	No. 3	John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA		W 24–7	5,234
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	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  So WR 4 Allen White Sr QB 5 Lennie Williams Jr.  Jr WR 8 JoJo Gause So RB 9 Malik Andersen So WR 11 Swaneek Brown  Jr QB 14 Mike DeBaugh  Sr WR 15 Devin Altland  Sr WR 16 Caleb Horton Sr QB 18 Jake Celinolo  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  Sr WR 45 Ryan Waltz Sr TE 49 Ryan Otto  So G 54 Colin McCalister  So G 57 Mike Brown  So C 58 Dan Charmo Sr G 60 Kidus Woldeyes Sr C 62 Devon Barnes  Jr OT 63 Joe Paterson So OT 64 Jeff Arnold Sr T/G 65 Shaqiun Cooley Fr G 68 Justin Weldon Sr OT 70 Luke Milcic  Jr OT 73 Zaire Willis  So OT 74 Gabrielle Diaz Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Mcle Makle Jr DB 2 Jay Watkins  Sr DB 3 John McDonald-Horer So CB 10 Andrew Robinson  Fr CB 13 Mike Pietropola Jr DB 17 Isaiah Stokes  So DB 21 Eric Doe Sr CB 22 J.R. Stevens  Jr DB 23 Maurice Jones Jr. Jr DB 39 Morgan Jackson  Fr LB 44 Branden Meyers  Fr LB 45 Diondre Faulk Fr DB 50 Damon Floyd DE/DT 51 Qwamere Wright-Downing  So LB 52 Zack Weaver  So DT 55 Damian Jones  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  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 37 Dylan Sarka  So K 87 Sean Bowling Jr LS 88 Noah Bertram  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 Redshirt Roster