2017 Houston Christian
1–10 (0–9 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas Southern 24–17Sep 7
By 7 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Texas State 11–20Sep 2
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Texas State | L 11–20 | 28% |
| Sep 7 | at Texas Southern | W 24–17 | 42% |
| Sep 16 | vs Abilene Christian | L 3–24 | 51% |
| Sep 23 | at McNeese | L 12–27 | 19% |
| Oct 7 | vs Central Arkansas | L 7–27 | 19% |
| Oct 14 | vs SE Louisiana | L 10–56 | 32% |
| Oct 21 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 10–27 | 31% |
| Oct 28 | vs Northwestern State | L 7–10 | 52% |
| Nov 4 | at Nicholls | L 17–23 | 14% |
| Nov 11 | vs Lamar | L 16–23 | 59% |
| Nov 18 | at Sam Houston | L 33–53 | 5% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Sam Houston 53–33; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 14 on file).
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 0–9 11th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 150–307
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1069 −125 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −37.6 No. 102 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 178
- Offensive coordinator
- Scott Smith
- Defensive coordinators
- Roger Hinshaw and Charlie Camp
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Bailey Zappe QB | 199 yds |
| Rushing yards | Terrance Peters RB | 51 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Terrance Peters RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Dennis Houston WR | 73 yds |
| Tackles | Cody Moncure LB | 11 tkl |
| Interceptions | Nicholas Smith DB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2017 class
| Samir Martula OG | ★★★ | No. 2034 |
| Segun Ijiyera OG | ★★★ | No. 2166 |
| Dreshawn Minnieweather RB | ★★ | No. 2474 |
| Raymond Randle ILB | ★★ | No. 3808 |
| Ethan Beek CB |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2017 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.787 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 3.0 | 0.801 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.763 |
| Whole class | 4 | 2.5 | 0.788 |
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 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Arkansas | 9–0 | 10–2 | |
| Sam Houston | 8–1 | 12–2 | |
| McNeese | 7–2 | 8–2 | |
| Nicholls | 7–2 | 8–4 | |
| SE 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 | 1–9 | |
 Houston Christian | 0–9 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.