2017 Big South Conference football season

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2017 Big South Conference football season
League NCAA Division I FCS
Sport Football
DurationBegins August 31, 2017
Number of teams6
Big South Conference football seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Kennesaw State $^  5 –0   12 –2  
Monmouth ^  4 –1   9 –3  
Charleston Southern  3 –2   6 –5  
Liberty *  2 –3   6 –5  
Presbyterian  1 –4   4 –7  
Gardner–Webb  0 –5   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Liberty ineligible for postseason due to FBS transition
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Big South Conference football season will begin on Thursday, August 31 [1] and conclude in December with the 2018 NCAA Division I Football Championship.

Contents

Head coaches

TeamHead Coach
Charleston Southern Mark Tucker
Gardner–Webb Carroll McCray
Kennesaw State Brian Bohannon
Liberty Turner Gill
Presbyterian Tommy Spangler
Monmouth Kevin Callahan

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Big South member won
Big South member lost
Big South teams in bold

All times Eastern time (UTC-4 before November 5, UTC-5 from November 5 forward).

Week One

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
Aug. 316:30 PM Presbyterian Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC L 7–5122,643 [2]
Aug. 317:00 PM Kennesaw State Samford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL L 23–284,908 [3]
Sep. 23:00 PM Lafayette Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ W 31–123,898 [4]
Sep. 24:00 PM Charleston Southern Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS L 0–4954,215 [5]
Sep. 26:00 PM North Carolina A&T Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC L 3–457,015 [6]
Sep. 27:00 PM Liberty Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX W 48–4545,784 [7]

Week Two

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
Sep. 912:00 PM [lower-alpha 1] The Citadel Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC [lower-alpha 1] L 7–482,586 [8]
Sep. 91:00 PM Lehigh MonmouthKessler Field • West Long Branch, NJW 46–272,839 [9]
Sep. 94:00 PMGardner–Webb Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY L 0–2719,051 [10]
Sep. 96:00 PMCharleston Southern South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC Postponed [lower-alpha 2] —
Sep. 96:00 PM Morehead State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 58–1717,118 [11]
Sep. 97:00 PM Tennessee Tech Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA W 27–148,418 [12]
  1. 1 2 The game between Presbyterian and The Citadel was originally scheduled to take place at The Citadel, at 6:00 PM, but was rescheduled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.
  2. ↑ The game between South Carolina State and Charleston Southern was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.

Week Three

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
Sep. 166:00 PMCharleston Southern Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC L 17–195,248 [13]
Sep. 166:00 PM Western Carolina Gardner–WebbErnest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NCL 27–426,152 [14]
Sep. 166:00 PM Indiana State LibertyWilliams Stadium • Lynchburg, VAW 42–4116,060 [15]
Sep. 167:00 PMMonmouth Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY L 14–286,384 [16]
Sep. 167:00 PM Campbell PresbyterianBailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SCW 28–162,204 [17]
Sep. 168:00 PMKennesaw State Alabama State New ASU Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 20–1411,000 [18]

Week Four

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
Sep. 231:30 PMGardner–Webb Wofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC L 24–277,211 [19]
Sep. 232:00 PMMonmouth Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA W 30–23 OT5,123 [20]
Sep. 236:00 PM Point Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC W 66–01,945 [21]
Sep. 237:00 PMLiberty Jacksonville State JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL L 10–3123,944 [22]
Sep. 237:00 PM Cumberland PresbyterianBailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SCW 27–202,140 [23]

Week Five

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
Sep. 303:30 PM North Greenville Kennesaw StateFifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GAW 38–346,161 [24]
Sep. 306:00 PM Mississippi Valley State Charleston SouthernBuccaneer Field • North Charleston, SCW 58–71,456 [25]
Sep. 306:00 PM Saint Francis LibertyWilliams Stadium • Lynchburg, VAL 7–1315,886 [26]
Sep. 306:00 PMMonmouth Bucknell Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA W 35–131,942 [27]
Sep. 307:00 PM Wofford PresbyterianBailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SCL 7–312,862 [28]

Week Six

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
Oct. 71:05 PMMonmouth Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, MA —
Oct. 71:30 PM Shorter Gardner–WebbErnest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC—
Oct. 72:00 PM Saint Francis PresbyterianBailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC—
Oct. 77:00 PM Texas Southern Kennesaw StateFifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA—

Week Seven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
Oct. 1412:00 PMCharleston SouthernPresbyterianBailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC—
Oct. 142:00 PMGardner–Webb North Carolina Central O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC —
Oct. 146:00 PMKennesaw StateLibertyWilliams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA—

Week Eight

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
Oct. 211:00 PMLibertyMonmouthKessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ—
Oct. 216:00 PM Savannah State Charleston SouthernBuccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC—
Oct. 217:00 PMGardner–WebbKennesaw StateFifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA—

Week Nine

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
Oct. 2812:00 PMLibertyGardner–WebbErnest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC—
Oct. 282:00 PMKennesaw StatePresbyterianBailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC—
Oct. 286:00 PMMonmouthCharleston SouthernBuccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC—

Week Ten

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
Nov. 41:00 PMPresbyterianMonmouthKessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ—
Nov. 41:30 PMCharleston SouthernGardner–WebbErnest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC—
Nov. 42:00 PMKennesaw State Montana State Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT —
Nov. 43:30 PM Duquesne LibertyWilliams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA—

Week Eleven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
Nov. 1112:00 PMGardner–WebbMonmouthKessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ—
Nov. 113:30 PMCharleston SouthernKennesaw StateFifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA—
Nov. 113:30 PMPresbyterianLibertyWilliams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA—

Week Twelve

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
Nov. 18TBAMonmouthKennesaw StateFifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA—
Nov. 1812:00 PMLibertyCharleston SouthernBuccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC—
Nov. 181:00 PMGardner–WebbPresbyterianBailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC—

Attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8TotalAverage% of Capacity
Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field 4,0001,9451,4563,4011,70142.5%
Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium 9,0007,0156,15213,1676,58443.9%
Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium 9,0008,4186,16114,5797,29080.9%
Liberty Williams Stadium 19,20017,11816,06015,88649,06416,35585.2%
Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium 6,5002,5962,2042,1402,8629,8022,45137.7%
Monmouth Kessler Field 3,2003,8982,8396,7373,369105.3%

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