2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team

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 Stadium in Mobile, 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.

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 (3rd season; first 3 games) Richard Owens (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Kane Wommack (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

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

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.	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPNU	L 27–47	62,532
September 8	7:00 p.m.	No. 11 Oklahoma 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.	at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN3	L 16–34	22,013
October 11	7:00 p.m.	at Troy	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.	at Georgia 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.	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	L 0–52	12,250
December 2	3:00 p.m.	at New 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

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Game summaries

At Ole Miss

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

See also: 2017 Ole Miss Rebels football team

No. 11 Oklahoma State

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

See also: 2017 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Alabama A&M

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

See also: 2017 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Idaho

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

See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team

At Louisiana Tech

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

See also: 2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At Troy

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

See also: 2017 Troy Trojans football team and South Alabama–Troy football rivalry

Louisiana–Monroe

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

See also: 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

At Georgia State

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

See also: 2017 Georgia State Panthers football team

Louisiana–Lafayette

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

See also: 2017 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

Arkansas State

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

See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

At Georgia Southern

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

See also: 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

At New Mexico State

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

See also: 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team