2017 Alabama State Hornets football team

2017 Alabama State Hornets football

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	5–6 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Brian Jenkins (3rd season; first 5 games) Donald Hill-Eley (interim, final 6 games)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Orlando (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Osita Alaribe (1st season)
Home stadium	New ASU Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Tuskegee*	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASAA	L 6–14	25,442
September 9	5:00 p.m.	at Troy*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 7–34	29,278
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Kennesaw State*	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASAA	L 14–20	11,000
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASAA	L 0–34	10,500
October 5	6:30 p.m.	Alcorn State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ESPNU	L 10–24	15,553
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	AT&T SW	W 23–16	8,462
October 28	2:30 p.m.	vs. Alabama A&M	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	ESPN3	W 21–16	61,221
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 13–3	18,585
November 11	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 Grambling State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASAA	L 7–24	9,872
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS		W 16–10	936
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Edward Waters*	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic)	ASAA	W 37–3	15,322
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Venues	Cramton Bowl (1923–2012) New ASU Stadium (2012–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Alabama A&M: Magic City Classic Tuskegee: Turkey Day Classic
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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