2017 Stetson Hatters football team

The 2017 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Roger Hughes and played their home games at Spec Martin Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in tenth place.

2017 Stetson Hatters football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	2–9 (1–7 PFL)
Head coach	Roger Hughes (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Young (5th season)
Home stadium	Spec Martin Stadium

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 3–42	2,992
September 9	1:00 p.m.	at Marist	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	RFN	L 17–38	2,297
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Dartmouth*	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	L 7–38	2,435
September 23	4:00 p.m.	Campbell	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	L 21–49	2,316
September 30	1:00 p.m.	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Vaplaraiso, IN	HV	L 24–27	4,492
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Brown*	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	W 17–13	1,689
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Davidson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	W 28–17	1,836
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	L 26–29	8,987
October 28	1:00 p.m.	San Diego	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	L 7–48	1,520
November 4	4:00 p.m.	Butler	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	L 6–23	2,512
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	L 10–13	1,855
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

At Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	0	3	0	0	3
Pioneers	21	7	14	0	42

See also: 2017 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

At Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	0	14	0	3	17
Red Wolves	0	7	10	21	38

See also: 2017 Marist Red Foxes football team

Dartmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Green	0	10	21	7	38
Hatters	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	28	14	0	7	49
Hatters	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2017 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

At Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	0	13	3	8	24
Crusaders	10	10	0	7	27

See also: 2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

Brown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	0	6	13
Hatters	3	7	7	0	17

See also: 2017 Brown Bears football team

Davidson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	3	7	0	17
Hatters	7	0	7	14	28

See also: 2017 Davidson Wildcats football team

At Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	0	10	10	6	26
Eagles	14	7	0	8	29

See also: 2017 Morehead State Eagles football team

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	7	17	21	3	48
Hatters	7	0	0	0	7

See also: 2017 San Diego Toreros football team

Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	9	23
Hatters	6	0	0	0	6

See also: 2017 Butler Bulldogs football team

At Jacksonville

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

See also: 2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football team