2017 Southern Conference football season

The 2017 Southern Conference football season was the 96th season of college football for the Southern Conference (SoCon) and formed a part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Head coaches

Tom Arth, Chattanooga – 1st year Brent Thompson, The Citadel – 2nd year Carl Torbush, East Tennessee State – 3rd year Clay Hendrix, Furman – 1st year Bobby Lamb, Mercer – 5th year

Chris Hatcher, Samford – 3rd year Scott Wachenheim, VMI – 3rd year Mark Speir, Western Carolina – 6th year Mike Ayers, Wofford – 30th year

Preseason poll results First place votes in parentheses MediaCoachesPlaceSchoolPointsPlaceSchoolPoints1Wofford (11)1781Wofford (7)632The Citadel (6)1662The Citadel (2)543Samford (3)1563Samford524Chattanooga (2)1524Chattanooga415Mercer1015Mercer326Furman876Western Carolina277Western Carolina717Furman268ETSU498ETSU179VMI309VMI12

Preseason All-Conference Teams Offensive Player of the Year: Devlin Hodges, R-Jr., QB, Samford Defensive Player of the Year: Kailik Williams, Sr., DB, The Citadel Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QB Devlin Hodges R–Jr. Samford RB Cam Jackson Sr. The Citadel RB Detrez Newsome Sr. Western Carolina WR Kelvin McKnight Jr. Samford WR Terryon Robinson R-Sr. Western Carolina TE Sam Walker R-Jr. Mercer OL Tyler Davis Jr. The Citadel OL Matthew Schmidt Sr. Furman OL Thomas Marchman Sr. Mercer OL Josh Cardiello Sr. Chattanooga OL Roo Daniels Sr. Wofford First Team Defense DL Ahmad Gooden R-Jr. Samford DL Isaiah Mack Jr. Chattanooga DL Miles Brown Jr. Wofford DL Tyler Vaughn Sr. Wofford LB Shaheed Salmon Sr. Samford LB Dale Warren Sr. Chattanooga LB Allan Cratsenberg Sr. VMI LB Datavious Wilson So. Wofford DB Kailik Williams Sr. The Citadel DB Omari Williams Sr. Samford DB Lucas Webb Sr. Chattanooga DB Devin Watson Jr. Wofford First Team Special Teams PK Cole Fisher Jr. Mercer P Ian Berryman R-Jr. Western Carolina RS Detrez Newsome Sr. Western CarolinaReference:

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  Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 FinalChattanooga Stats 12 13 15 RV RV RV – – – – – – – –C 13 14 15 RV RV – – – – – – – – –FCS Not released Not releasedThe Citadel Stats 16 14 13 10 8 17 23 RV RV RV – – – –C 12 13 13 10 11 17 22 RV RV RV – – – –FCS Not released Not releasedEast Tennessee State Stats – – – – – – – – – – – – – –C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –FCS Not released – – – Not releasedFurman Stats 23 21 20 22 19C RV 24 25 20FCS Not released – – – Not releasedMercer Stats – – – – – – – – – – – – – –C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –FCS Not released – – – Not releasedSamford Stats 19 17 17 18 25 20 19 16 9 16 16 17 14 18C 19 17 17 17 23 20 18 18 8 15 14 13 14 17FCS Not released – – – Not releasedVMI Stats – – – – – – – – – – – – – –C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –FCS Not released – – – Not releasedWestern Carolina Stats – RV RV RV RV 22 21 19 18 24 22 RV RV RVC – – – – RV RV 25 21 20 RV 25 RV RV RVFCS Not released – – – Not releasedWofford Stats 11 10 11 9 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 8 6C 11 10 9 9 7 5 5 5 10 9 8 7 9 7FCS Not released – – – Not released

Regular season Index to colors and formattingSoCon member wonSoCon member lostSoCon teams in bold All times Eastern time.

Rankings reflect that of the Sports Network poll for that week.

Week One Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamReference: Weekly Release

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Records against other conferences

FCS conferences ConferenceRecordBig South5–1CAA1–2MVFC0–1NEC1–1OVC0–2Patriot1–0Pioneer2–0Total10–7

FBS conferences ConferenceRecordACC0–3MWC0–2SEC0–5Total0–10

Attendance TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Total Average% of CapacityChattanoogaFinley Stadium20,66810,14110,1019,6517,5218,43445,8489,17044.4%The CitadelJohnson Hagood Stadium21,0007,4679,9698,54311,6097,38444,9728,99442.8%East Tennessee StateWilliam B. Greene Jr. Stadium10,0009,5307,5448,0228,5407,0877,32748,0508,00880.1%FurmanPaladin Stadium16,0006,3427,1047,2168,10810,10538,8757,77548.6%MercerMoye Complex10,2009,72711,72710,2079,86410,20051,72510,345101.4%SamfordSeibert Stadium6,7004,9084,5099,2333,5235,1784,67332,0245,33779.7%VMIAlumni Memorial Field10,0004,6545,3113,3104,1194,22921,6234,32543.2%Western CarolinaE. J. Whitmire Stadium13,74211,76312,0188,3009,97310,68152,73510,54776.8%WoffordGibbs Stadium13,0007,2377,2116,9827,2365,0125,15338,8316,47249.8%

NFL draft The following list includes all SoCon players who were drafted in the 2018 NFL draft.

Round # Pick # NFL team Player Position College 7 243 New England Patriots Keion Crossen CB Western Carolina

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