2017 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–6 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Orlando (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorOsita Alaribe (1st season)
Home stadiumNew ASU Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State xy   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Alabama State   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Alabama A&M   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Jackson State   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$   7 – 0     11 – 2  
Southern   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Prairie View A&M   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Texas Southern   2 – 5     2 – 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hornets were led by third-year head coach Brian Jenkins for the first five games of the season before he was fired. Donald Hill-Eley was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Alabama State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing second in the SWAC East Division. The team played home games at New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Tuskegee*
ASAAL 6–1425,442
September 95:00 p.m.at Troy*
ESPN3L 7–3429,278
September 167:00 p.m.Kennesaw State*
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ASAAL 14–2011,000
September 237:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ASAAL 0–3410,500
October 56:30 p.m.Alcorn State
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ESPNUL 10–2415,553
October 142:00 p.m.at Texas Southern
AT&T SWW 23–168,462
October 282:30 p.m.vs. Alabama A&M
ESPN3W 21–1661,221
November 41:00 p.m.at Jackson State
W 13–318,585
November 112:00 p.m.No. 13 Grambling State
  • New ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
ASAAL 7–249,872
November 181:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley State
W 16–10936
November 232:00 p.m.Edward Waters*dagger
ASAAW 37–315,322
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Alabama State Hornets Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". Alabama State University. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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