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2017 East Tennessee State

4–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

East Tennessee State in 2017, game by game: won vs. Limestone 31–10; lost at James Madison 10–52; lost vs. The Citadel 25–31; won vs. Mercer 26–23; lost at Furman 35–56; won vs. Robert Morris 16–3; lost at Western Carolina 10–49; lost vs. Wofford 24–31; won vs. VMI 24–6; lost at Samford 7–42; lost at Chattanooga 3–10+21−42Won 31–10 vs. Limestone+21LimestoneLost 10–52 at James Madison-42James MadisonLost 25–31 vs. The Citadel-6The CitadelWon 26–23 vs. Mercer+3MercerLost 35–56 at Furman-21FurmanWon 16–3 vs. Robert Morris+13Robert MorrisLost 10–49 at Western Carolina-39Western CarolinaLost 24–31 vs. Wofford-7WoffordWon 24–6 vs. VMI+18VMILost 7–42 at Samford-35SamfordLost 3–10 at Chattanooga-7Chattanooga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsLimestoneW 31–⁠1068%
Sep 9atJames MadisonL 10–⁠5210%
Sep 16vsThe CitadelL 25–⁠3130%
Sep 23vsMercerW 26–⁠2343%
Sep 30atFurmanL 35–⁠5634%
Oct 7vsRobert MorrisW 16–⁠360%
Oct 14atWestern CarolinaL 10–⁠4928%
Oct 28vsWoffordL 24–⁠3127%
Nov 4vsVMIW 24–⁠674%
Nov 11atSamfordL 7–⁠4218%
Nov 18atChattanoogaL 3–⁠1035%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chattanooga 10–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
211–⁠313
Coach
—
Elo
1192 −24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.0 No. 81 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 190
Offensive coordinator
Mike O’Cain
Defensive coordinator
Billy Taylor

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Karon Delince CB★★★No. 1225
Chris Ross OLB★★No. 2786
Miles Manigault DT★★No. 3176
Tyrique Sandusky PRO
Keilend Clayton DT

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.778
Defensive backs13.00.838
Whole class32.30.794

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 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wofford8–⁠110–⁠3
Samford6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman6–⁠38–⁠5
Western Carolina5–⁠37–⁠5
Mercer4–⁠45–⁠6
The Citadel3–⁠55–⁠6
Chattanooga3–⁠53–⁠8
East Tennessee State2–⁠64–⁠7
VMI0–⁠80–⁠11

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