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2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football team

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2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football
PSAC champion
PSAC East Division champion
PSAC Championship, W 27–7 vs West Chester
NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 17–27 vs. West Florida
ConferencePennsylvania State Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
AFCANo. 3
Record13–1 (7–0 PSAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMiller Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 ⊟
2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East
No. 25 Shippensburg x^   6 1     10 2  
West Chester xy^   6 1     9 4  
Kutztown   5 2     8 3  
Bloomsburg   4 3     7 4  
Millersville   3 4     4 7  
East Stroudsburg   2 5     3 8  
Lock Haven   2 5     2 9  
Cheyney   0 7     1 10  
West
No. 3 IUP xy$^   7 0     13 1  
California (PA) ^   5 2     9 3  
Slippery Rock   5 2     8 3  
Edinboro   4 3     7 4  
Gannon   3 4     5 6  
Mercyhurst   3 4     5 6  
Clarion   1 6     1 10  
Seton Hill   0 7     0 11  
Championship: IUP 24, West Chester 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football team represented Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. It was the first season for the team with head coach Paul Tortorella.

Background

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Departures

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Name Position Year Reason left
Nick Dubowski LB Senior Graduated
Ackeno Robertson DB Senior Graduated
Andrew DeGol DB Senior Graduated
Ryan Stewert K Senior Graduated
Jordan Spangler P Senior Graduated
Ethan Cooper OL Senior Declared for 2017 NFL draft
Tony Morgante OL Senior Graduated

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Ashland*No. 9W 26–233,235
September 94:00 p.m.East Stroudsburg*No. 6
  • Miller Stadium
  • Indiana, PA
W 38–142,636
September 1612:00 p.m.Cheyney*No. 6
  • Miller Stadium
  • Indiana, PA
W 65–161,694
September 2312:00 p.m.EdinboroNo. 6
  • Miller Stadium
  • Indiana, PA
W 38–72,126
September 30TBAat Seton HillNo. 4
W 57–14975
October 72:00 p.m.No. 16 CaliforniaNo. 4
  • Miller Field
  • Indiana, PA
ESPN3W 26–104,019
October 14TBAat No. 9 Slippery RockNo. 3
ESPN3W 34–1710,111
October 21TBAat ClarionNo. 3
W 23–171,277
October 2812:00 p.m.GannonNo. 4
  • Miller Stadium
  • Indiana, Pennsylvania
W 42–261,630
November 4TBAat MercyhurstNo. 3
W 36–101,178
September 9TBAat West Chester*No. 3W 24–75,234

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910Final
AFCA Coaches1296643
D2football11108643

Roster

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2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Andre Dreuitt-Parks  So
WR 4 Allen White Sr
QB 5 Lennie Williams Jr.  Jr
WR 8 JoJo Gause So
RB 9 Malik Andersen So
WR 11 Swaneek Brown  Jr
QB 14 Mike DeBaugh  Sr
WR 15 Devin Altland  Sr
WR 16 Caleb Horton Sr
QB 18 Jake Celinolo  Fr
WR 19 Miles Williamson Jr
RB 23 Luigi Lista-Brinza Sr
RB 26 Samir Bullock So
RB 27 Chris Temple Sr
TE 40 Rex Pierce  Sr
WR 45 Ryan Waltz Sr
TE 49 Ryan Otto  So
G 54 Colin McCalister  So
G 57 Mike Brown  So
C 58 Dan Charmo Sr
G 60 Kidus Woldeyes Sr
C 62 Devon Barnes  Jr
OT 63 Joe Paterson So
OT 64 Jeff Arnold Sr
T/G 65 Shaqiun Cooley Fr
G 68 Justin Weldon Sr
OT 70 Luke Milcic  Jr
OT 73 Zaire Willis  So
OT 74 Gabrielle Diaz Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Mcle Makle Jr
DB 2 Jay Watkins  Sr
DB 3 John McDonald-Horer So
CB 10 Andrew Robinson  Fr
CB 13 Mike Pietropola Jr
DB 17 Isaiah Stokes  So
DB 21 Eric Doe Sr
CB 22 J.R. Stevens  Jr
DB 23 Maurice Jones Jr. Jr
DB 39 Morgan Jackson  Fr
LB 44 Branden Meyers  Fr
LB 45 Diondre Faulk Fr
DB 50 Damon Floyd
DE/DT 51 Qwamere Wright-Downing  So
LB 52 Zack Weaver  So
DT 55 Damian Jones  Jr
DT 68 Justin Weldon Sr
DE 81 Malik Allen Fr
DT/DE 90 Dylan Scott Jr
DE 91 DeAndre Easterling Jr
DT 92 Jemal Averette Sr
DB 93 Jordan Devin  Fr
DL 99 Dondrea Tillman So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 37 Dylan Sarka  So
K 87 Sean Bowling Jr
LS 88 Noah Bertram  Jr
Head coach
  • Paul Tortorella
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jim Smith (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)
  • Tate Gregory (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
  • Mike Campolo (Offensive Line)
  • Luke Barker (Running Backs)
  • Christian Bryant (Wide Receivers)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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