2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football team

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2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football
IUP logo.svg
PSAC champion
PSAC East Division champion
PSAC Championship, W 27–7 vs West Chester
NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 17–27 vs. West Florida
Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
AFCANo. 3
Record13–1 (7–0 PSAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Miller 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.

Contents

Background

Departures

NamePositionYearReason left
Nick DubowskiLBSeniorGraduated
Ackeno RobertsonDBSeniorGraduated
Andrew DeGolDBSeniorGraduated
Ryan StewertKSeniorGraduated
Jordan SpanglerPSeniorGraduated
Ethan Cooper OLSeniorDeclared for 2017 NFL draft
Tony MorganteOLSeniorGraduated

Schedule

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. Edinboro No. 6
  • Miller Stadium
  • Indiana, PA
W 38–72,126
September 30at Seton Hill No. 4
W 57–14975
October 72:00 p.m.No. 16 California No. 4
  • Miller Field
  • Indiana, PA
ESPN3 W 26–104,019
October 14at No. 9 Slippery Rock No. 3
ESPN3W 34–1710,111
October 21at Clarion No. 3
W 23–171,277
October 2812:00 p.m. Gannon No. 4
  • Miller Stadium
  • Indiana, Pennsylvania
W 42–261,630
November 4at Mercyhurst No. 3
W 36–101,178
November 11at West Chester *No. 3W 24–75,234

Rankings

Ranking movements
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Roster

2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1Andre Dreuitt-Parks Redshirt.svg  So
WR 4Allen WhiteSr
QB 5Lennie Williams Jr. Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 8JoJo GauseSo
RB 9Malik AndersenSo
WR 11Swaneek Brown Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 14Mike DeBaugh Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 15Devin Altland Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 16Caleb HortonSr
QB 18Jake Celinolo Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 19Miles WilliamsonJr
RB 23Luigi Lista-BrinzaSr
RB 26Samir BullockSo
RB 27Chris TempleSr
TE 40Rex Pierce Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 45Ryan WaltzSr
TE 49Ryan Otto Redshirt.svg  So
G 54Colin McCalister Redshirt.svg  So
G 57Mike Brown Redshirt.svg  So
C 58Dan CharmoSr
G 60Kidus WoldeyesSr
C 62Devon Barnes Redshirt.svg  Jr
OT 63Joe PatersonSo
OT 64Jeff ArnoldSr
T/G 65Shaqiun CooleyFr
G 68Justin WeldonSr
OT 70Luke Milcic Redshirt.svg  Jr
OT 73Zaire Willis Redshirt.svg  So
OT 74Gabrielle DiazSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1Mcle MakleJr
DB 2Jay Watkins Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 3John McDonald-HorerSo
CB 10Andrew Robinson Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 13Mike PietropolaJr
DB 17Isaiah Stokes Redshirt.svg  So
DB 21Eric DoeSr
CB 22J.R. Stevens Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 23Maurice Jones Jr.Jr
DB 39Morgan Jackson Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 44Branden Meyers Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 45Diondre FaulkFr
DB 50Damon Floyd
DE/DT 51Qwamere Wright-Downing Redshirt.svg  So
LB 52Zack Weaver Redshirt.svg  So
DT 55Damian Jones Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 68Justin WeldonSr
DE 81Malik AllenFr
DT/DE 90Dylan ScottJr
DE 91DeAndre EasterlingJr
DT 92Jemal AveretteSr
DB 93Jordan Devin Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 99 Dondrea Tillman So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 37Dylan Sarka Redshirt.svg  So
K 87Sean BowlingJr
LS 88Noah Bertram Redshirt.svg  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
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

References