2017 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team

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2017 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion
OAC champion
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Ranking
D3Football.comNo. 1
Record15–0 (9–0 OAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Kappas (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDaryl Ely (9th season)
Home stadiumMount Union Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018  →
2017 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Mount Union $^  9 –0   15 –0  
Heidelberg  6 –3   7 –3  
Ohio Northern  6 –3   7 –3  
John Carroll  6 –3   6 –4  
Baldwin Wallace  5 –4   6 –4  
Marietta  5 –4   6 –4  
Otterbein  5 –4   6 –4  
Muskingum  1 –8   2 –8  
Wilmington (OH)  1 –8   2 –8  
Capital  1 –8   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

The 2017 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team represented the University of Mount Union in the 2017 NCAA Division III football season. The Purple Raiders, led by fifth-year head coach Vince Kehres, were members of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) and played their home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

Schedule

Mount Union's 2017 schedule consists of 6 home, and 4 away games in the regular season. The Raiders hosted N.C. Wesleyan, Baldwin Wallace, Ohio Northern, Capital University, Otterbein University, and Muskingum University and traveled to Marietta College, Heidelberg University, Wilmington College, and John Carroll University.

Mount Union had one non–conference game against North Carolina Wesleyan College from the USA South Athletic Conference.

In 2016, Mount Union did not make it to the Stagg Bowl for the first time in eleven years after losing to Mary Hardin-Baylor in the semifinals 14-12. The team finished with a 12-2 record, with an 8-1 record in conference play.

The Purple Raiders ended their season by going to the Stagg Bowl and winning the NCAA Division III National Championship with a 12-0 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor of Texas. [1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 pm North Carolina Wesleyan *No. 2
 SportsTime Ohio W 58–02,533
September 161:30 pmat Marietta No. 2
W 69–33,142
September 231:30 pm Baldwin Wallace No. 2
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
SportsTime OhioW 55–72,917
September 301:30 pm Ohio Northern Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 2
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
SportsTime OhioW 43–143,028
October 71:30 pmat No. 21 Heidelberg No. 2
W 63–72,064
October 141:30 pm Capital No. 2
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
SportsTime OhioW 72–141,973
October 211:30 pmat Wilmington No. 2
W 66–72,310
October 281:30 pm Otterbein No. 2
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 51–141,846
November 41:00 pm Muskingum No. 2
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 59–71,948
November 111:30 pmat John Carroll No. 2
W 31–273,444
November 1812:00 pm Washington and Lee *No. 2
W 21–01,534
November 2512:00 pmNo. 16 Case Western Reserve *No. 2
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III Second Round)
W 45–161,763
December 212:00 pmNo. 15 Frostburg State *No. 2Mount Union Stadium (NCAA Division III Quarterfinal)W 70–371,863
December 91:05 pmat No. 3 Wisconsin–Oshkosh *No. 2
 ESPN3 W 43–401,667
December 157:00 pmvs. No. 1 Mary Hardin–Baylor *No. 2
 ESPNU W 12–04,971

[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Football: Defense Leads Purple Raiders to 12-0 Shutout and Its 13th DIII National Title - Mount Union". athletics.mountunion.edu. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 Mount Union Football Schedule - Mount Union". athletics.mountunion.edu. Archived from the original on December 16, 2016.
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