2017 West Chester Golden Rams football team

The 2017 West Chester Golden Rams football team represented West Chester University in Division II football as a member of the PSAC East division.

2017 West Chester Golden Rams football
PSAC East Division co-champion
PSAC Championship, L 7-24 vs IUP
ConferencePSAC
DivisionEast Division
2017 record5–1 (3–0 PSAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn A. Farrell Stadium
(Capacity: 7,500)
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 Indiana (PA) 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: Indiana (PA) 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

Previous season

In 2016 the Golden Rams finished with an 8–3 including an impressive 6–1 conference record, including a 6-game end of the year winning streak while averaging 33 points per games and holding opponents to under 14 point in each of their last six games.[1]

Schedule

Spring game

DateTimeSpring GameSiteTVResultAttendance
April 286:00 pmPurple vs. GoldJohn A. Farrell StadiumWest Chester, PAPurple 24–7
6,899

Regular season

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Bentley*W 51–93,218
September 96:00 p.m.at Slippery Rock*No. 24
L 42–495,897
September 161:00 p.m.Edinboro*W 62–284,567
September 232:00 p.m.at Lock HevenW 35–142,963
September 3012:00 p.m.KutztownW 27–215,674
October 71:00 p.m.at ShippensburgW 37–275,300
October 1412:00 p.m.BloomsburgL 19-203,694
October 211:00 p.m.at CheyneyCheyney, PAW 55-6887
October 282:00 p.m.East StroudsburgW 31-267,189
November 41:00 p.m.at MillersvilleW 27-242,100
November 1112:00 p.m.No. 3 IUP*L 7-245,234

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:  Increased in ranking.  Dropped in ranking
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910Final
AFCA Coaches RV24RVRVRVRV
D2football RV25RVRVRVRV

References

  1. "West Chester 2016 football results". Retrieved 24 May 2017.


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