2017 West Florida Argonauts football team

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2017
Blue Wahoos Stadium
Seasons
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
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2017 West Florida Argonauts football team represented the University of West Florida in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by second-year head coach Pete Shinnick. The Argonauts played their home games at Blue Wahoos Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.

Schedule

West Florida announced its 2017 football schedule on February 1, 2017. The schedule consists of 6 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Argonauts will host GSC foes

The Argonauts will host two of the three non-conference game against Chowan of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Midwestern State of the Lone Star Conference and will travel to Missouri S&T of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.mat Missouri S&T*W 20–162,000
September 96:00 p.m. No. 16
Blue Wahoos Stadium
  • Pensacola, FL
  • Cancelled[a]
    September 166:00 p.m.
    BLAB TV
    W 51-234,554
    September 236:00 p.m.Valdosta State
    • Blue Wahoos Stadium
    • Pensacola, FL
    BLAB TVL 19-305,416
    September 307:00 p.m.at Florida TechESPN3W 23-213,422
    October 66:00 p.m.Mississippi College
    • Blue Wahoos Stadium
    • Pensacola, FL
    BLAB TVW 28-144,976
    October 144:00 p.m.No. 21 Delta Statedagger
    • Blue Wahoos Stadium
    • Pensacola, FL
    BLAB TVL 25-285,458
    October 211:00 p.m.at
    Shorter
    W 42-291,075
    October 284:00 p.m.at No. 25 West AlabamaESPN3L 18-356,999
    November 44:00 p.m.North Alabama
    • Blue Wahoos Stadium
    • Pensacola, FL
    ESPN3W 30-75,590
    November 112:00 p.m.at No. 24 West GeorgiaW 34-294,217
    November 1812:00 p.m.at No. 16 Wingate*ESPN3W 31-01,567
    November 251:00 p.m.at West Georgia
    BLAB TVW 17-141,993
    December 212:00 p.m.at No. 17 West Alabama
    W 28-216,105
    December 912:00 p.m.at No. 3 IUP*ESPN3W 27-172,509
    December 166:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce*ESPN2L 27-374,259
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time
    ^[a] The game between Midwestern State and West Florida was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.[2]

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
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    AFCARVRV2

    References

    1. ^ "UWF Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of West Florida Department of Athletics. February 1, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
    2. ^ "UWF Cancels All Home Athletic Events This Weekend" (Press release). University of West Florida Department of Athletics. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.