2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

The 2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football team represented Jacksonville University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Ian Shields and played their home games at D. B. Milne Field. They were members of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.

2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record7–4 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorIan Shields (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAlan Darlin (1st season)
Home stadiumD. B. Milne Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 San Diego $^   8 0     10 3  
Drake   6 2     7 4  
Jacksonville   5 3     7 4  
Campbell   5 3     6 5  
Valparaiso   5 3     6 5  
Butler   4 4     6 5  
Dayton   4 4     5 6  
Marist   3 5     4 7  
Morehead State   3 5     4 7  
Stetson   1 7     2 9  
Davidson   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at Mercer*ESPN3L 7–489,727
September 161:00 p.m.Walsh*ESPN3W 56–311,508
September 236:00 p.m.at MaristW 44–374,077
September 301:00 p.m.Guilford*
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN3W 56–212,014
October 71:00 p.m.Davidson 
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN3W 35–213,673
October 1412:00 p.m.at ButlerL 22–371,877
October 2112:00 p.m.San Diego
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN3L 10–631,748
October 282:00 p.m.at CampbellW 54–48 3OT6,691
November 412:00 p.m.Valparaiso
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN3W 20–171,738
November 111:00 p.m.Stetson
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN3W 13–101,855
November 182:00 p.m.at DrakeL 7–521,487
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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At Mercer

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1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 0 0 7 7
Bears 14 13 21 0 48

Walsh

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 3 0 14 14 31
Dolphins 14 21 14 7 56

At Marist

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1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 10 12 7 15 44
Red Foxes 0 9 7 21 37

Guilford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Quakers 7 0 7 7 21
Dolphins 28 14 7 7 56

Davidson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 14 7 21
Dolphins 14 14 7 0 35

At Butler

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1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 15 0 7 22
Bulldogs 7 13 10 7 37

San Diego

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1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 14 21 14 14 63
Dolphins 0 0 3 7 10

At Campbell

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1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Dolphins 0 10 14 10776 54
Fighting Camels 10 7 14 3770 48

Valparaiso

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 7 0 3 17
Dolphins 3 10 7 0 20

Stetson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hatters 3 0 0 7 10
Dolphins 0 6 0 7 13

At Drake

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1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 7 0 0 7
Bulldogs 14 21 10 7 52

References

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