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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.
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] Steve Campbell as head coach.[ 3]
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 * ESPNU L 27–4762,532 September 8 7:00 p.m. No. 11 Oklahoma State * ESPN2 L 7–4426,487 September 16 6:00 p.m. Alabama A&M * Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL ESPN3 W 45–018,103 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 * ESPN3 L 16–3422,013 7:00 p.m. at Troy ESPN2 W 19–825,211 October 21 4:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL ESPN3 W 33–2316,495 6:30 p.m. at Georgia State ESPNU L 13–2112,125 November 4 3:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL ESPN3 L 14–1912,742 November 11 4:00 p.m. Arkansas State Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL ESPN3 W 24–1917,640 November 18 2:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern ESPN3 L 0–5212,250 December 2 3:00 p.m. at New Mexico State ESPN3 L 17–2226,268 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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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
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
0
0
0
0
Jaguars
24
7
14
0
45
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
Vandals
3
7
0
10 3 6
29
Jaguars
10
3
0
7 3 0
23
1
2
3
4
Total
Jaguars
7
6
3
0
16
Bulldogs
14
3
0
17
34
1
2
3
4
Total
Jaguars
7
2
7
3
19
Trojans
0
0
0
8
8
1
2
3
4
Total
Warhawks
7
13
3
0
23
Jaguars
14
10
6
3
33
1
2
3
4
Total
Jaguars
0
3
3
7
13
Panthers
7
7
0
7
21
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1
2
3
4
Total
Ragin' Cajuns
3
16
0
0
19
Jaguars
0
7
0
7
14
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
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