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(Top) 1 Schedule 2 Game summaries 2.1 At Ole Miss 2.2 No. 11 Oklahoma State 2.3 Alabama A&M 2.4 Idaho 2.5 At Louisiana Tech 2.6 At Troy 2.7 Louisiana–Monroe 2.8 At Georgia State 2.9 Louisiana–Lafayette 2.10 Arkansas State 2.11 At Georgia Southern 2.12 At New Mexico State 3 References

2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team

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2017 South Alabama Jaguars football

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Joey Jones (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bryant Vincent (fired after 3 games) Richard Owens (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kane Wommack (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Troy +	7	–	1	11	–	2
Appalachian State +	7	–	1	9	–	4
Arkansas State	6	–	2	7	–	5
Georgia State	5	–	3	7	–	5
New Mexico State	4	–	4	7	–	6
Louisiana	4	–	4	5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe	4	–	4	4	–	8
Idaho	3	–	5	4	–	8
South Alabama	3	–	5	4	–	8
Coastal Carolina *	2	–	6	3	–	9
Georgia Southern	2	–	6	2	–	10
Texas State	1	–	7	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles StadiuminMobile, Alabama, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by ninth-year head coach Joey Jones. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

On November 20 following a 52–0 loss to previously winless Georgia Southern, head coach Joey Jones, the only head coach in South Alabama football history, announced his resignation.^[1]^[2] He stayed on to coach the final game of the season and finished at South Alabama with a nine-year record of 52–50. On December 7, the school hired Steve Campbell as head coach.^[3]

Schedule[edit]

South Alabama announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Jaguars hosted Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Louisiana–Monroe, and will travel to Georgia Southern, Georgia State, New Mexico State, and Troy.^[4]

The Jaguars hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Alabama A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and Oklahoma State from the Big 12 Conference, and traveled to Louisiana Tech from Conference USA and Ole Miss from the Southeastern Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m.	atOle Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPNU	L 27–47	62,532
September 8	7:00 p.m.	No. 11Oklahoma State*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN2	L 7–44	26,487
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	W 45–0	18,103
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Idaho	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	L 23–29 ^2OT	12,603
September 30	6:00 p.m.	atLouisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN3	L 16–34	22,013
October 11	7:00 p.m.	atTroy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (Battle for the Belt)	ESPN2	W 19–8	25,211
October 21	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	W 33–23	16,495
October 26	6:30 p.m.	atGeorgia State	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 13–21	12,125
November 4	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	L 14–19	12,742
November 11	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	W 24–19	17,640
November 18	2:00 p.m.	atGeorgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	L 0–52	12,250
December 2	3:00 p.m.	atNew Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	L 17–22	26,268
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^[5]

Game summaries[edit]

At Ole Miss[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	10	3	14	27
Rebels	10	3	27	7	47

No. 11 Oklahoma State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	17	3	21	3	44
Jaguars	0	0	0	7	7

Alabama A&M[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Jaguars	24	7	14	0	45

Idaho[edit]

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Vandals	3	7	0	10	3	6	29
Jaguars	10	3	0	7	3	0	23

At Louisiana Tech[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	6	3	0	16
Bulldogs	14	3	0	17	34

At Troy[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	2	7	3	19
Trojans	0	0	0	8	8

Louisiana–Monroe[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	13	3	0	23
Jaguars	14	10	6	3	33

At Georgia State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	3	3	7	13
Panthers	7	7	0	7	21

Louisiana–Lafayette[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	16	0	0	19
Jaguars	0	7	0	7	14

Arkansas State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	6	6	7	19
Jaguars	10	0	7	7	24

At Georgia Southern[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	21	10	14	7	52

At New Mexico State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	7	0	10	17
Aggies	0	13	0	9	22

References[edit]

^ "South Alabama coach Joey Jones resigns after nine seasons with program". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

^ "South Alabama coach Joey Jones resigns". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

^ "South Alabama hires Steve Campbell as new football coach". AL.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

^ "CHALLENGES AWAIT JAGUAR FOOTBALL ON 2017 SCHEDULE" (Press release). University of South Alabama Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

^ "2017 South Alabama Jaguars Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

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Venues	Ladd–Peebles Stadium (2009–2019) Hancock Whitney Stadium (2020–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Troy
Culture & lore	South Alabama Jaguar Marching Band
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