2017 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2017 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
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)
Offensive scheme	Single set back
Defensive coordinator	Tremaine Jackson (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
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.