2017 Alabama State Hornets football team

2017 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–6 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Orlando (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorOsita Alaribe (1st season)
Home stadiumNew ASU Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State xy   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Alabama State   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Alabama A&M   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Jackson State   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$   7 – 0     11 – 2  
Southern   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Prairie View A&M   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Texas Southern   2 – 5     2 – 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets were led by third-year head coach Brian Jenkins for the first five games of the season before he was fired. Donald Hill-Eley was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Alabama State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing second in the SWAC East Division. The team played home games at New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Tuskegee*
ASAAL 6–1425,442
September 95:00 p.m.at Troy*
ESPN3L 7–3429,278
September 167:00 p.m.Kennesaw State*
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ASAAL 14–2011,000
September 237:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ASAAL 0–3410,500
October 56:30 p.m.Alcorn State
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ESPNUL 10–2415,553
October 142:00 p.m.at Texas Southern
AT&T SWW 23–168,462
October 282:30 p.m.vs. Alabama A&M
ESPN3W 21–1661,221
November 41:00 p.m.at Jackson State
W 13–318,585
November 112:00 p.m.No. 13 Grambling State
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ASAAL 7–249,872
November 181:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley State
W 16–10936
November 232:00 p.m.Edward Waters*dagger
ASAAW 37–315,322
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "Alabama State Hornets Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". Alabama State University. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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