2017 West Alabama Tigers football team

The 2017 West Alabama Tigers football team represented the University of West Alabama in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Brett Gilliland. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.

2017 West Alabama Tigers football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 12
Record10–3 (7–1 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Bailey (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Sisa (1st season)
Home stadiumTiger 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

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West Alabama announced its 2017 football schedule on January 13, 2017. The schedule consists of both five home and six away games in the regular season. The Tigers hosted GSC foes Mississippi College, Shorter, West Florida, and West Georgia and traveled to Delta State, Florida Tech, North Alabama, and Valdosta State[1]

The Tigers only hosted one of the three non-conference games against North Greenville which is independent from a conference and traveled to two games against Lenoir-Rhyne from the South Atlantic Conference and Samford from the Southern Conference.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Lenoir–Rhyne*
W 46–72,555
September 76:00 p.m.at No. 17 (FCS) Samford*ESPN3L 41–494,509
September 166:00 p.m.Mississippi CollegeW 42–135,351
September 236:00 p.m.at No. 10 North AlabamaW 38–1710,327
September 306:00 p.m.Shorter
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Livingston, AL
W 62–04,324
October 76:00 p.m.at No. 9 Delta StateW 29–267,856
October 144:00 p.m.No. 22 West GeorgiaNo. 23
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Livingston, AL
W 34–313,321
October 211:00 p.m.at Florida TechNo. 18ESPN3L 39–412,900
October 284:00 p.m.West Florida No. 25
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Livingston, AL
ESPN3W 35–186,999
November 42:00 p.m.Valdosta StateNo. 23W 38–145,921
November 112:00 p.m.North Greenville*No. 22
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Livingston, AL
W 29–265,481
November 2512:00 p.m.Delta State*No. 17
W 27–204,893
December 212:00 p.m.West Florida*No. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Livingston, AL (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)
L 21–286,105
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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References

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  1. ^ "Seven Instate Games Highlight 2017 UWA Football Schedule" (Press release). University of West Alabama Department of Athletics. January 13, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.