2017 Shorter Hawks football team

The 2017 Shorter Hawks football team represented the Shorter University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by second-year head coach Aaron Kelton. The Hawks played their home games at Barron Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.

2017 Shorter Hawks football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
2017 record0–11 (0–8 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKiJuan Ware (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorWilliams Jones (2nd season)
Home stadiumBarron Stadium
(Capacity: 6,500)
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
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AFCA Poll

Schedule

Shorter announced its 2017 football schedule on July 13, 2017. The schedule consists of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Hawks will host GSC foes Delta State, North Alabama, Valdosta State, and West Florida, and will travel to Florida Tech, Mississippi College, West Alabama, and West Georgia.[1]

The Hawks will host only one non-conference game against Mars Hill from the South Atlantic Conference and travel to two away games against Gardner–Webb from the Big South Conference and Tusculum College from the South Atlantic Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21:00 p.mMars Hill*L 14–401,100
September 96:00 p.m.at Tusculum College*L 12-392,498
September 167:00 p.m.at Florida TechL 6-311,450
September 231:00 p.m.No. 17 Delta State
  • Barron Stadium
  • Rome, GA
ESPN3L 20-541,100
September 307:00 p.m.at West AlabamaL 0-624,324
October 71:30 p.m.at Gardner–Webb*L 14-423,150
October 141:00 p.m.North Alabama
  • Barron Stadium
  • Rome, GA
L 0-481,118
October 211:00 p.m.West Florida
  • Barron Stadium
  • Rome, GA
L 29-421,075
October 267:00 p.m.at West GeorgiaESPN3L 6-423,167
November 44:00 p.m.at Mississippi College
L 29-303,054
November 111:30 p.m.Valdosta State
  • Barron Stadium
  • Rome, GA
L 0-521,110

References

  1. "GSC announces 2017 Football Game of the Week Schedule" (Press release). Shorter University Department of Athletics. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
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