2017 Florida Tech Panthers football team
American college football season
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The 2017 Florida Tech Panthers football team represented Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) during the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Steve Englehart. The Panthers played their home games at Florida Tech Panther Stadium, approximately one mile (1.6 km) from the Florida Tech campus, and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
- Steve Englehart (5th season)
| 2017 Florida Tech Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–5 GSC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jayson Martin (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rick Minter (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Florida Tech Panther Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Florida Tech announced its 2017 football schedule on April 11, 2017. The schedule consists of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Panthers will host GSC foes Shorter, West Alabama, West Florida, and West Georgia, and will travel to Delta State, Mississippi College, North Alabama, and Valdosta State.[1]
The Panthers will host only one non-conference game against Virginia University of Lynchburg and travel to McNeese State of the Southland Conference and North Greenville whom is independent from a conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | VUL* | W 44–0 | 1,230 | ||
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at McNeese State* | L 21–42 | 11,101 | ||
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Shorter |
| W 31–6 | 1,450 | |
| September 23 | 8:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College | W 35–0 | 3,934 | ||
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | West Florida |
| ESPN3 | L 21–23 | 3,422 |
| October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at North Alabama | L 7–30 | 7,002 | ||
| October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at North Greenville* | W 42–31 | 2,400 | ||
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18 West Alabama |
| ESPN3 | W 41–39 | 2,900 |
| October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Valdosta State | L 14–42 | 3,018 | ||
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 West Georgia |
| L 13–20 | 3,800 | |
| November 11 | 3:00 p.m. | at Delta State | ESPN3 | L 20–42 | 6,555 | |
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Rankings
| Week | |||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AFCA | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Game summaries
Virginia-Lynchburg
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panthers | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 44 |
At McNeese State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Shorter
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Panthers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
At Mississippi College
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Choctaws | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Argonauts | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
At North Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Lions | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 30 |
At North Greenville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Crusaders | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
West Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 39 |
| Panthers | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
At Valdosta State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Blazers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
West Georgia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wolves | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| Panthers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
At Delta State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Statesmen | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Awards and milestones
Gulf South Conference honors
Five players from Florida Tech were honored as All-GSC selections by the league's coaches.[2]
Gulf South Conference All-Conference First Team
- Antwuan Haynes, RB
- Adonis Davis, DL
Gulf South Conference All-Conference Second Team
- Romell Guerrier, WR
- Kevin Purlett, TE
- J.T. Hassell, LB
Gulf South Conference offensive player of the week
Gulf South Conference defensive player of the week
- October 16: Adonis Davis [6]
Gulf South Conference special teams player of the week
- September 4: Max Erdman [7]