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2017 Jacksonville

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

Jacksonville in 2017, game by game: lost at Mercer 7–48; won vs. Walsh 56–31; won at Marist 44–37; won vs. Guilford 56–21; won vs. Davidson 35–21; lost at Butler 22–37; lost vs. San Diego 10–63; won at Campbell 54–48; won vs. Valparaiso 20–17; won vs. Stetson 13–10; lost at Drake 7–52+35−53Lost 7–48 at Mercer-41MercerWon 56–31 vs. Walsh+25WalshWon 44–37 at Marist+7MaristWon 56–21 vs. Guilford+35GuilfordWon 35–21 vs. Davidson+14DavidsonLost 22–37 at Butler-15ButlerLost 10–63 vs. San Diego-53San DiegoWon 54–48 at Campbell+6CampbellWon 20–17 vs. Valparaiso+3ValparaisoWon 13–10 vs. Stetson+3StetsonLost 7–52 at Drake-45Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atMercerL 7–⁠4842%
Sep 16vsWalshW 56–⁠3167%
Sep 23atMaristW 44–⁠3746%
Sep 30vsGuilfordW 56–⁠2181%
Oct 7vsDavidsonW 35–⁠2182%
Oct 14atButlerL 22–⁠3756%
Oct 21vsSan DiegoL 10–⁠6342%
Oct 28atCampbellW 54–⁠4838%
Nov 4vsValparaisoW 20–⁠1767%
Nov 11vsStetsonW 13–⁠1082%
Nov 18atDrakeL 7–⁠5239%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Drake 52–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 17 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
324–⁠385
Coach
—
Elo
1284 −22 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−45.4 No. 116 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

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.