2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2017
| team = South Alabama Jaguars
| image= South Alabama Jaguars wordmark.svg
| image_size= 250
| conference = Sun Belt Conference
| short_conf = Sun Belt
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| CFPRank =
| record = 4–8
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Joey Jones
| hc_year = 9th
| off_coach = Bryant Vincent (3rd season; first 3 games)
Richard Owens (interim; remainder of season)
| off_scheme = Spread
| def_coach = Kane Wommack
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme = 4–2–5
| stadium = Ladd–Peebles Stadium
}}
{{2017 Sun Belt football standings}}
The 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by ninth-year head coach Joey Jones. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
On November 20 following a 52–0 loss to previously winless Georgia Southern, head coach Joey Jones, the only head coach in South Alabama football history, announced his resignation.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/south-alabama-coach-joey-jones-resigns-after-nine-seasons-with-program/|title=South Alabama coach Joey Jones resigns after nine seasons with program|work=CBSSports.com|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21492628/south-alabama-coach-joey-jones-resigns|title=South Alabama coach Joey Jones resigns|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-01-25}} He stayed on to coach the final game of the season and finished at South Alabama with a nine-year record of 52–50. On December 7, the school hired Steve Campbell as head coach.{{Cite news|url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/12/south_alabama_to_hire_steve_ca.html|title=South Alabama hires Steve Campbell as new football coach|work=AL.com|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en-US}}
Schedule
South Alabama announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Jaguars hosted Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Louisiana–Monroe, and will travel to Georgia Southern, Georgia State, New Mexico State, and Troy.{{cite press release|url=http://www.usajaguars.com/news/2017/3/1/challenges-await-jaguar-football-on-2017-schedule.aspx|title=CHALLENGES AWAIT JAGUAR FOOTBALL ON 2017 SCHEDULE|publisher=University of South Alabama Department of Athletics|date=March 1, 2017|accessdate=March 6, 2017}}
The Jaguars hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Alabama A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and Oklahoma State from the Big 12 Conference, and traveled to Louisiana Tech from Conference USA and Ole Miss from the Southeastern Conference.
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2017
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Ole Miss
| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 27–47
| attend = 62,532
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Ladd–Peebles Stadium
| site_cityst = Mobile, AL
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 7–44
| attend = 26,487
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Alabama A&M
| site_stadium = Ladd–Peebles Stadium
| site_cityst = Mobile, AL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 45–0
| attend = 18,103
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Idaho
| site_stadium = Ladd–Peebles Stadium
| site_cityst = Mobile, AL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 23–29
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 12,603
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 16–34
| attend = 22,013
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 11|Wednesday}}
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Troy
| gamename = Battle for the Belt
| site_stadium = Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Troy, AL
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 19–8
| attend = 25,211
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe
| site_stadium = Ladd–Peebles Stadium
| site_cityst = Mobile, AL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 33–23
| attend = 16,495
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 26|Thursday}}
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia State
| site_stadium = Georgia State Stadium
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 13–21
| attend = 12,125
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette
| site_stadium = Ladd–Peebles Stadium
| site_cityst = Mobile, AL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 14–19
| attend = 12,742
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Arkansas State
| site_stadium = Ladd–Peebles Stadium
| site_cityst = Mobile, AL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 24–19
| attend = 17,640
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium
| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 0–52
| attend = 12,250
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = New Mexico State
| site_stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 17–22
| attend = 26,268
}}
}}
Game summaries
=At Ole Miss=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Jaguars
|R1=0
|R2=10
|R3=3
|R4=14
|Home=Rebels
|H1=10
|H2=3
|H3=27
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Ole Miss Rebels football team}}
{{Clear}}
=No. 11 Oklahoma State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Cowboys
|R1= 17
|R2= 3
|R3= 21
|R4= 3
|Home=Jaguars
|H1= 0
|H2= 0
|H3= 0
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2017 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Alabama A&M=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 0
|R4= 0
|Home=Jaguars
|H1= 24
|H2= 7
|H3= 14
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2017 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Idaho=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Vandals
|R1= 3|R2= 7|R3= 0|R4=10|R5=3|R6=6
|Home=Jaguars
|H1= 10|H2= 3|H3=0 |H4=7|H5=3|H6=0
}}
{{see also|2017 Idaho Vandals football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Louisiana Tech=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Jaguars
|R1= 7
|R2= 6
|R3= 3
|R4= 0
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1=14
|H2=3
|H3=0
|H4=17
}}
{{see also|2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Troy=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Jaguars
|R1= 7
|R2= 2
|R3= 7
|R4= 3
|Home=Trojans
|H1= 0
|H2= 0
|H3= 0
|H4= 8
}}
{{see also|2017 Troy Trojans football team|South Alabama–Troy football rivalry}}
{{Clear}}
=Louisiana–Monroe=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Warhawks
|R1=7
|R2=13
|R3=3
|R4=0
|Home=Jaguars
|H1=14
|H2=10
|H3=6
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Georgia State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Jaguars
|R1=0
|R2= 3
|R3= 3
|R4= 7
|Home=Panthers
|H1=7
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Georgia State Panthers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Louisiana–Lafayette=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Ragin' Cajuns
|R1= 3
|R2= 16
|R3= 0
|R4= 0
|Home=Jaguars
|H1=0
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Arkansas State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Red Wolves
|R1= 0
|R2= 6
|R3= 6
|R4= 7
|Home=Jaguars
|H1=10
|H2=0
|H3=7
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Georgia Southern=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Jaguars
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 0
|R4= 0
|Home=Eagles
|H1=21
|H2=10
|H3=14
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At New Mexico State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Jaguars
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=0
|R4=10
|Home=Aggies
|H1=0
|H2=13
|H3=0
|H4=9
}}
{{see also|2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team}}
{{Clear}}
References
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