2017 West Georgia Wolves football team

American college football season

2017 West Georgia Wolves football

Conference	Gulf South Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	7–3 (4–3 GSC)
Head coach	David Dean (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Sam Gregg (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Scott Symons (4th season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons← 2016 2018 →

2017 Gulf South Conference football standings
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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

The 2017 West Georgia Wolves football team represented the University of West Georgia in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first-year head coach David Dean. The Wolves played their home games at University Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.

Schedule

West Georgia announced its 2017 football schedule on February 14, 2017. The schedule consists of 7 home and 4 away games in the regular season. The Wolves will host GSC foes North Alabama, Shorter, Valdosta State, and West Florida, and will travel to Delta State, Florida Tech, Mississippi College, and West Alabama.

The Wolves will host all three non-conference game against Fort Valley State, Albany State and Miles, which all three are from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m	Fort Valley State*		University Stadium Carrollton, GA		W 34–9	4,836
September 9	7:00 p.m.	Miles*	No. 25	University Stadium Carrollton, GA		W 45-7	5,382
September 16	7:00 p.m.	No. 24 Delta State	No. 17	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS		L 7-17	5,255
September 23	2:00 p.m.	Albany State*		University Stadium Carrollton, GA		W 48-16	6,838
September 30	2:00 p.m.	North Alabama		University Stadium Carrollton, GA		W 37-23	4,273
October 7	2:00 p.m.	Valdosta State	No. 25	University Stadium Carrollton, GA (Rivalry)	ESPN3	W 42-13	4,927
October 14	5:00 p.m.	at No. 23 West Alabama	No. 22	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL		L 31-34	3,321
October 21	3:00 p.m.	at Mississippi College		Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS		W 28-0	5,687
October 26	7:00 p.m.	Shorter		University Stadium Carrollton, GA	ESPN3	W 42-6	3,167
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Florida Tech	No. 25	Florida Tech Panther Stadium Melbourne, FL		W 20-13	3,800
November 11	2:00 p.m.	West Florida	No. 24	University Stadium Carrollton, GA		L 29-34	4,217
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Virginia State*		Rogers Stadium Petersburg, VA (Division II Playoffs First Round)		W 35-9	2,102
November 25	1:00 p.m.	West Florida*		University Stadium Carrollton, GA (Division II Playoffs Second Round)		L 14-17	1,993
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
AFCA	RV	25	17	RV	RV	25	22	RV	RV	25	24	RV	19

"UWG Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of West Georgia Department of Athletics. February 14, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.

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Venues	Grisham Stadium (1981–2008) University Stadium (2009–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Valdosta State
People	Head coaches
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