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2017 Campbell

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

Campbell in 2017, game by game: won vs. Methodist 70–0; lost vs. Georgetown 10–16; lost at Presbyterian 16–28; won at Stetson 49–21; won vs. Morehead State 38–0; won vs. Valparaiso 49–10; won at Dayton 17–7; lost at Butler 23–37; lost vs. Jacksonville 48–54; won at Davidson 42–29; lost vs. Drake 10–45+70−35Won 70–0 vs. Methodist+70MethodistLost 10–16 vs. Georgetown-6GeorgetownLost 16–28 at Presbyterian-12PresbyterianWon 49–21 at Stetson+28StetsonWon 38–0 vs. Morehead State+38Morehead StateWon 49–10 vs. Valparaiso+39ValparaisoWon 17–7 at Dayton+10DaytonLost 23–37 at Butler-14ButlerLost 48–54 vs. Jacksonville-6JacksonvilleWon 42–29 at Davidson+13DavidsonLost 10–45 vs. Drake-35Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsMethodistW 70–⁠065%
Sep 9vsGeorgetownL 10–⁠1669%
Sep 16atPresbyterianL 16–⁠2853%
Sep 23atStetsonW 49–⁠2153%
Sep 30vsMorehead StateW 38–⁠061%
Oct 7vsValparaisoW 49–⁠1070%
Oct 14atDaytonW 17–⁠737%
Oct 21atButlerL 23–⁠3751%
Oct 28vsJacksonvilleL 48–⁠5462%
Nov 4atDavidsonW 42–⁠2970%
Nov 11vsDrakeL 10–⁠4558%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Drake 45–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 19 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
372–⁠247
Coach
—
Elo
1251 +2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−38.7 No. 103 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 222
Offensive coordinator
David Marsh
Defensive coordinator
Craig Cox

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Dorian Jones CB★★★No. 1783
Caleb Snead WR
Kris Montague ATH
Eddie Rox OT
Justin Pearo DT

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs13.00.814

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2017 Pioneer Football League standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego8–⁠010–⁠3
Drake6–⁠27–⁠4
Jacksonville5–⁠37–⁠4
Campbell5–⁠36–⁠5
Valparaiso5–⁠36–⁠5
Butler4–⁠46–⁠5
Dayton4–⁠45–⁠6
Morehead State3–⁠54–⁠7
Marist3–⁠54–⁠7
Stetson1–⁠72–⁠9
Davidson0–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.