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2017 Morehead State

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

Morehead State in 2017, game by game: won vs. Kentucky Christian 56–14; lost at Liberty 17–58; lost at Austin Peay 13–69; won vs. Dayton 34–28; lost at Campbell 0–38; lost vs. Butler 6–44; lost at San Diego 27–56; won vs. Stetson 29–26; lost at Valparaiso 32–63; lost at Marist 31–38; won vs. Davidson 21–14+42−56Won 56–14 vs. Kentucky Christian+42Kentucky Christ…Lost 17–58 at Liberty-41LibertyLost 13–69 at Austin Peay-56Austin PeayWon 34–28 vs. Dayton+6DaytonLost 0–38 at Campbell-38CampbellLost 6–44 vs. Butler-38ButlerLost 27–56 at San Diego-29San DiegoWon 29–26 vs. Stetson+3StetsonLost 32–63 at Valparaiso-31ValparaisoLost 31–38 at Marist-7MaristWon 21–14 vs. Davidson+7Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsKentucky ChristianW 56–⁠1469%
Sep 9atLibertyL 17–⁠5830%
Sep 16atAustin PeayL 13–⁠6967%
Sep 23vsDaytonW 34–⁠2835%
Sep 30atCampbellL 0–⁠3839%
Oct 7vsButlerL 6–⁠4458%
Oct 14atSan DiegoL 27–⁠5615%
Oct 21vsStetsonW 29–⁠2658%
Oct 28atValparaisoL 32–⁠6336%
Nov 11atMaristL 31–⁠3837%
Nov 18vsDavidsonW 21–⁠1467%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
266–⁠448
Coach
—
Elo
1133 −124 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−53.6 No. 123 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 252
Defensive coordinator
Zack Moore

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Tyler Bowes RB★★No. 3925

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.758

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

Conference page
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.