2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record7–4 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorIan Shields (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAlan Darlin (1st season)
Home stadiumD. B. Milne Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 San Diego $^   8 – 0     10 – 3  
Drake   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Jacksonville   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Campbell   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Valparaiso   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Butler   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Dayton   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Marist   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Morehead State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Stetson   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Davidson   0 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football team represented Jacksonville University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Ian Shields and played their home games at D. B. Milne Field. They were members of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at Mercer*
ESPN3L 7–489,727
September 161:00 p.m.Walsh*
ESPN3W 56–311,508
September 236:00 p.m.at Marist
W 44–374,077
September 301:00 p.m.Guilford*
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN3W 56–212,014
October 71:00 p.m.Davidson
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN3W 35–213,673
October 1412:00 p.m.at Butler
L 22–371,877
October 2112:00 p.m.San Diego
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN3L 10–631,748
October 282:00 p.m.at Campbell
W 54–48 3OT6,691
November 412:00 p.m.Valparaiso
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN3W 20–171,738
November 111:00 p.m.Stetson
  • D. B. Milne Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN3W 13–101,855
November 182:00 p.m.at Drake
L 7–521,487

Game summaries

At Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 0 0 7 7
Bears 14 13 21 0 48
See also: 2017 Mercer Bears football team

Walsh

1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 3 0 14 14 31
Dolphins 14 21 14 7 56
See also: Walsh Cavaliers

At Marist

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 10 12 7 15 44
Red Foxes 0 9 7 21 37
See also: 2017 Marist Red Foxes football team

Guilford

1 2 3 4 Total
Quakers 7 0 7 7 21
Dolphins 28 14 7 7 56
See also: Guilford Quakers football

Davidson

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 14 7 21
Dolphins 14 14 7 0 35
See also: 2017 Davidson Wildcats football team

At Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 15 0 7 22
Bulldogs 7 13 10 7 37
See also: 2017 Butler Bulldogs football team

San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 14 21 14 14 63
Dolphins 0 0 3 7 10
See also: 2017 San Diego Toreros football team

At Campbell

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Dolphins 0 10 14 10776 54
Fighting Camels 10 7 14 3770 48
See also: 2017 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 7 0 3 17
Dolphins 3 10 7 0 20
See also: 2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

Stetson

1 2 3 4 Total
Hatters 3 0 0 7 10
Dolphins 0 6 0 7 13
See also: 2017 Stetson Hatters football team

At Drake

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 7 0 0 7
Bulldogs 14 21 10 7 52
See also: 2017 Drake Bulldogs football team

References