2017 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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2017 Central Arkansas Bears football
Central Arkansas Athletics wordmark.svg
Southland Conference champion
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 10
FCS CoachesNo. 8
Record10–2 (9–0 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNathan Brown (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Stewart (4th season)
Home stadium Estes Stadium
Seasons
←  2016
2018  →
2017 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^  9 –0   10 –2  
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^  8 –1   12 –2  
No. 25 Nicholls State ^  7 –2   8 –4  
No. 22 McNeese State  7 –2   9 –2  
Southeastern Louisiana  6 –3   6 –5  
Northwestern State  4 –5   4 –7  
Stephen F. Austin  4 –5   4 –7  
Abilene Christian  2 –7   2 –9  
Incarnate Word  1 –7   1 –10  
Lamar  1 –8   2 –9  
Houston Baptist  0 –9   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

The 2017 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Steve Campbell and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–2, 9–0 in Southland play to be crowned Southland Conference champions. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to New Hampshire in the Second Round.

Contents

On December 7, head coach Steve Campbell resigned to become the head coach at South Alabama. [1] He finished at Central Arkansas with a four-year record of 33–15.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:10 p.m.at No. 20 (FBS) Kansas State *No. 15
 ESPN3 L 19–5551,043
September 96:00 p.m.at Murray State *No. 15
 OVCDN W 41–137,456
September 167:15 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana No. 14
 ELVN W 38–610,237
September 306:00 p.m.No. 3 Sam Houston State No. 11
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
ESPN3W 41–3011,347
October 76:00 p.m.at Houston Baptist No. 6
 FSSW+ W 27–72,543
October 146:00 p.m. Stephen F. Austin No. 6
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
ESPN3W 24–209,263
October 216:00 p.m.at Northwestern State No. 6
DemonTVW 45–178,252
October 286:00 p.m.No. 20 McNeese State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 4
ESPN3W 47–179,887
November 46:10 p.m.at Lamar No. 4
ESPN3W 42–148,417
November 116:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word No. 3
UIWtvW 56–104,652
November 183:00 p.m. Abilene Christian No. 3
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
ESPN3W 34–04,325
December 22:00 p.m.No. 21 New Hampshire *No. 3
ESPN3L 15–216,243
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Kansas State

Central Arkansas at Kansas State [2]
1234Total
No. 15 Bears1063019
•No. 20 (FBS) Wildcats102810755
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
    Manhattan, KS
  • Game start: 6:10 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 51,043
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • WSW 7 • Clear
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV announcers (ESPN3):Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller Analyst: Travis Tannahill
Sources: [2]

At Murray State

Central Arkansas at Murray State [3]
1234Total
•No. 15 Bears10217341
Racers060713
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Roy Stewart Stadium
    Murray, KY
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:46
  • Game attendance: 7,456
  • Referee: Andrew Faust
  • TV announcers (OVCDN):Play-by-Play: Neal Bradley Analyst: Josh McKeel
Sources: [3]

Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas [4]
1234Total
Lions03036
•No. 14 Bears7721338
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 7:15 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:58
  • Game attendance: 10,237
  • Referee: K. Boitman
  • TV announcers (ELVN):Play-by-Play: Steve Sullivan Analyst: Fitz Hill
Sources: [4]

Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas [5]
1234Total
No. 3 Bearkats7107630
•No. 11 Bears14173741
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:44
  • Game attendance: 11,347
  • Referee: Brandon Cruise
  • TV announcers (ESPN3):Play-By-Play: Randy McIlvoy Analyst: Shea Walker Sideline: Tatum Everett
Sources: [5]

At Houston Baptist

Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist [6]
1234Total
•No. 6 Bears1407627
Huskies70007
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:23
  • Game attendance: 2,543
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • WSW 7 • Clear
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV announcers (FSSW+):Play-by-Play: Tom Franklin Analyst: John Harris Sideline: Maya Golden
Sources: [6]

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas [7]
1234Total
Lumberjacks0143320
•No. 6 Bears773724
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 9,263
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • TV announcers (ESPN3):Play-by-Play: Lincoln Rose Analyst: Nate Griffin
Sources: [7]

At Northwestern State

Central Arkansas at Northwestern State [8]
1234Total
•No. 6 Bears101414745
Demons377017
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 5:06
  • Game attendance: 8,252
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • SSE 5 • Overcast
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (DTV):Play-by-Play: Patrick Netherton Analyst: Richard deVargas Sideline: Tony Taglavore
Sources: [8]

McNeese State

McNeese State at Central Arkansas< [9]
(homecoming)
1234Total
No. 20 Cowboys1007017
•No. 4 Bears92114347
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 9,887
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (ESPN3):Play-by-Play: Jeff Brightwell Analyst: Stan Humphries Sideline: Tatum Everett
Sources: [9]

At Lamar

Central Arkansas at Lamar [10]
1234Total
•No. 4 Bears14721042
Cardinals700714
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 8,417
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • S 8 • Partly cloudy
  • TV announcers (ESPN3):Play-by-Play: Dan Gresham Analyst: Lemont Williams
Sources: [10]

At Incarnate Word

Central Arkansas at Incarnate Word [11]
1234Total
•No. 3 Bears142801456
Cardinals300710
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 4,652
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • E 7 • Cloudy, showers
  • Referee: Ray Edwards
  • TV announcers (UIWtv):Play-by-Play: Chris Reyes Analyst: Jaime Valdez
Sources: [11]

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Central Arkansas
1234Total
Wildcats00000
•No. 3 Bears1467734
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 4,325
Sources:

FCS Playoffs

New Hampshire–Second Round

FCS Playoffs Second Round
1234Total
•No. 21 Wildcats707721
No. 3 Bears700815
  • Date: December 2
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 15151412116664433310
Coaches 1516161312866443338

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References

  1. ↑ "South Alabama Names Steve Campbell Head Football Coach".
  2. 1 2 "Football vs Kansas State University on 9/2/2017" . Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Football vs Murray State University on 9/9/2017" . Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Football vs Southeastern Louisiana University on 9/16/2017" . Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Football vs Sam Houston State University on 9/30/2017" . Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Football vs Houston Baptist University on 10/7/2017" . Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Football vs Stephen F. Austin on 10/14/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Football vs Northwestern State University on 10/21/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Football vs McNeese on 10/28/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Football vs Lamar University on 11/4/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Football vs University of the Incarnate Word on 11/11/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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