2017 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

American college football season

2017 Abilene Christian Wildcats football

Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–9 (2–7 Southland)
Head coach	Adam Dorrel (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Josh Lamberson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tremaine Jackson (1st season)
Home stadium	Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^	9	–	0	10	–	2
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 25 Nicholls State ^	7	–	2	8	–	4
No. 22 McNeese State	7	–	2	9	–	2
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	3	6	–	5
Northwestern State	4	–	5	4	–	7
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	5	4	–	7
Abilene Christian	2	–	7	2	–	9
Incarnate Word	1	–	7	1	–	10
Lamar	1	–	8	2	–	9
Houston Baptist	0	–	9	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS poll

The 2017 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Adam Dorrel and played their home games at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 2–7 in Southland play to finish in eighth place.

Schedule

Source: ^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at New Mexico*	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 14–38	21,475
September 9	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado State*	Colorado State Stadium Fort Collins, CO	STADIUM	L 10–38	27,038
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Houston Baptist	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN3	W 24–3	12,000
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX		L 10–20	11,645
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN3	W 45–20	5,323
October 7	6:00 p.m.	McNeese State	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX		L 7–13	10,564
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at Nicholls State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		L 20–29	7,233
October 21	2:30 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX		L 21–56	12,000
November 4	6:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA		L 23–26	5,042
November 11	6:00 p.m.	No. 4 Sam Houston State	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN3	L 35–44	5,995
November 18	3:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN3	L 0–34	4,325
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "2017 Football Schedule". Abilene Christian University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2017.

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