2017 Southern Conference football season

2017 Southern Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Championship
Sport	Football
Duration	August 26, 2017 – November 18, 2017
Number of teams	9
TV partner(s)	SoCon Digital Network American Sports Network ESPN3

2017 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 12 Chattanooga		0	–	0		0	–	0
No. 16 The Citadel		0	–	0		0	–	0
East Tennessee State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Furman		0	–	0		0	–	0
Mercer		0	–	0		0	–	0
No. 19 Samford		0	–	0		0	–	0
VMI		0	–	0		0	–	0
Western Carolina		0	–	0		0	–	0
No. 11 Wofford		0	–	0		0	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Southern Conference football season will be the 96th season of college football for the Southern Conference (SoCon) and forms a part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Head coaches

Tom Arth, Chattanooga – 1st year
Brent Thompson, The Citadel – 2nd year
Carl Torbush, East Tennessee State – 3rd year
Clay Hendrix, Furman – 1st year
Bobby Lamb, Mercer – 5th year

Chris Hatcher, Samford – 3rd year
Scott Wachenheim, VMI – 3rd year
Mark Speir, Western Carolina – 6th year
Mike Ayers, Wofford – 30th year

Preseason poll results

First place votes in parentheses

Media^[1]			Coaches^[2]
Place	School	Points	Place	School	Points
1			1
2			2
3			3
4			4
5			5
6			6
7			7
8			8
9			9

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Offensive Player of the Year:
Defensive Player of the Year:

Position	Player	Class	Team
First Team Offense
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL (tie)
First Team Defense
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
LB (tie)
DB
DB
DB
DB
First Team Special Teams
PK
P
RS
Reference:^[3]

Rankings

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12
Chattanooga	Stats
	C
	FCS	Not released												Not released
The Citadel	Stats
	C	15
	FCS	Not released												Not released
East Tennessee State	Stats	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	C		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	FCS	Not released									–	–	–	Not released
Furman	Stats	–			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	C			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	FCS	Not released									–	–	–	Not released
Mercer	Stats					–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	C			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	FCS	Not released									–	–	–	Not released
Samford	Stats
	C
	FCS	Not released									–	–	–	Not released
VMI	Stats	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	C		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	FCS	Not released									–	–	–	Not released
Western Carolina	Stats	RV	RV	RV	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	C		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	FCS	Not released									–	–	–	Not released
Wofford	Stats	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	C		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	FCS	Not released									–	–	–	Not released

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
SoCon member won
SoCon member lost
SoCon teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Rankings reflect that of the Sports Network poll for that week.

Week One

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference

Players of the Week

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Reference: Weekly Release

Week Two

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference

Players of the Week

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Reference: Weekly Release

Week Three

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference

Players of the Week

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Reference: Weekly Release

Week Four

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference

Players of the Week

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Reference: Weekly Release

Week Five

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference

Players of the Week

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Reference: Weekly Release

Week Six

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference

Players of the Week

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Reference: Weekly Release

Week Seven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference

Players of the Week

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Reference: Weekly Release

Week Eight

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference

Players of the Week

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Reference: Weekly Release

Week Nine

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference

Players of the Week

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Reference: Weekly Release

Week Ten

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference

Players of the Week

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Reference: Weekly Release

Week Eleven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference

Players of the Week

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Reference: Weekly Release

Week Twelve

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference

Players of the Week

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference: Weekly Release

Week Thirteen

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference

Records against other conferences

FCS conferences

Conference	Record
Big Sky	0–0
Big South	0-0
CAA	0–0
Ivy League	0–0
Independents	0-0
MEAC	0–0
MVFC	0–0
NEC	0–0
OVC	0-0
Patriot	0-0
Pioneer	0-0
Southland	0-0
SWAC	0–0
Total	0-0

FBS conferences

Conference	Record
American	0–0
ACC	0–0
Big Ten	0-0
Independents	0–0
MAC	0–0
SEC	0–0
Sun Belt	0–0
Total	0–0

Attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Chattanooga	Finley Stadium	20,668
The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium	21,000
East Tennessee State	ETSU Football Stadium	10,000
Furman	Paladin Stadium	16,000
Mercer	Moye Complex	10,200
Samford	Seibert Stadium	6,700
VMI	Alumni Memorial Field	10,000
Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium	13,742
Wofford	Gibbs Stadium	13,000

Notes

References

↑ "SoCon Media Picks UTC As Preseason Favorites". Southern Conference. July 27, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
↑ "UTC Tabbed Preseason Favorites in Football". Southern Conference. July 27, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
↑ "Preseason All-Conference Teams Announced". Southern Conference. July 27, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.

Southern Conference football
Teams	Chattanooga Mocs The Citadel Bulldogs East Tennessee State Buccaneers Furman Paladins Mercer Bears Samford Bulldogs VMI Keydets Western Carolina Catamounts Wofford Terriers
Former teams	Former Southern Conference teams
Championships & awards	Champions All-Southern team Champ Pickens Trophy Standings (1921–1971), (1972–present)
Seasons	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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