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2017 Big South Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FCS
SportFootball
DurationBegins August 31, 2017
Number of teams6
Big South Conference football seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Kennesaw State $^   5 – 0     12 – 2  
Monmouth ^   4 – 1     9 – 3  
Charleston Southern   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Liberty *   2 – 3     6 – 5  
Presbyterian   1 – 4     4 – 7  
Gardner–Webb   0 – 5     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Liberty ineligible for postseason due to FBS transition
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Big South Conference football season will begin on Thursday, August 31[1] and conclude in December with the 2018 NCAA Division I Football Championship.

Head coaches

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Team Head Coach
Charleston Southern Mark Tucker
Gardner–Webb Carroll McCray
Kennesaw State Brian Bohannon
Liberty Turner Gill
Presbyterian Tommy Spangler
Monmouth Kevin Callahan

Regular season

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Index to colors and formatting
Big South member won
Big South member lost
Big South teams in bold

All times Eastern time (UTC-4 before November 5, UTC-5 from November 5 forward).

Week One

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Aug. 31 6:30 PM Presbyterian Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC L 7–51 22,643 [2]
Aug. 31 7:00 PM Kennesaw State Samford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL L 23–28 4,908 [3]
Sep. 2 3:00 PM Lafayette Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ W 31–12 3,898 [4]
Sep. 2 4:00 PM Charleston Southern Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS L 0–49 54,215 [5]
Sep. 2 6:00 PM North Carolina A&T Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC L 3–45 7,015 [6]
Sep. 2 7:00 PM Liberty Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX W 48–45 45,784 [7]

Week Two

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Sep. 9 12:00 PM[a] The Citadel Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC[a] L 7–48 2,586 [8]
Sep. 9 1:00 PM Lehigh Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ W 46–27 2,839 [9]
Sep. 9 4:00 PM Gardner–Webb Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY L 0–27 19,051 [10]
Sep. 9 6:00 PM Charleston Southern South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC Postponed [b] —
Sep. 9 6:00 PM Morehead State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 58–17 17,118 [11]
Sep. 9 7:00 PM Tennessee Tech Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA W 27–14 8,418 [12]
  1. ^ a b The game between Presbyterian and The Citadel was originally scheduled to take place at The Citadel, at 6:00 PM, but was rescheduled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.
  2. ^ The game between South Carolina State and Charleston Southern was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.

Week Three

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Sep. 16 6:00 PM Charleston Southern Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC L 17–19 5,248 [13]
Sep. 16 6:00 PM Western Carolina Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC L 27–42 6,152 [14]
Sep. 16 6:00 PM Indiana State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 42–41 16,060 [15]
Sep. 16 7:00 PM Monmouth Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY L 14–28 6,384 [16]
Sep. 16 7:00 PM Campbell Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC W 28–16 2,204 [17]
Sep. 16 8:00 PM Kennesaw State Alabama State New ASU Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 20–14 11,000 [18]

Week Four

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Sep. 23 1:30 PM Gardner–Webb Wofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC L 24–27 7,211 [19]
Sep. 23 2:00 PM Monmouth Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA W 30–23 OT 5,123 [20]
Sep. 23 6:00 PM Point Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC W 66–0 1,945 [21]
Sep. 23 7:00 PM Liberty Jacksonville State JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL L 10–31 23,944 [22]
Sep. 23 7:00 PM Cumberland Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC W 27–20 2,140 [23]

Week Five

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Sep. 30 3:30 PM North Greenville Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA W 38–34 6,161 [24]
Sep. 30 6:00 PM Mississippi Valley State Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC W 58–7 1,456 [25]
Sep. 30 6:00 PM Saint Francis Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 7–13 15,886 [26]
Sep. 30 6:00 PM Monmouth Bucknell Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA W 35–13 1,942 [27]
Sep. 30 7:00 PM Wofford Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC L 7–31 2,862 [28]

Week Six

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Oct. 7 1:05 PM Monmouth Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, MA —
Oct. 7 1:30 PM Shorter Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC —
Oct. 7 2:00 PM Saint Francis Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC —
Oct. 7 7:00 PM Texas Southern Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA —

Week Seven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Oct. 14 12:00 PM Charleston Southern Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC —
Oct. 14 2:00 PM Gardner–Webb North Carolina Central O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC —
Oct. 14 6:00 PM Kennesaw State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA —

Week Eight

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Oct. 21 1:00 PM Liberty Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ —
Oct. 21 6:00 PM Savannah State Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC —
Oct. 21 7:00 PM Gardner–Webb Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA —

Week Nine

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Oct. 28 12:00 PM Liberty Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC —
Oct. 28 2:00 PM Kennesaw State Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC —
Oct. 28 6:00 PM Monmouth Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC —

Week Ten

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Nov. 4 1:00 PM Presbyterian Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ —
Nov. 4 1:30 PM Charleston Southern Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC —
Nov. 4 2:00 PM Kennesaw State Montana State Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT —
Nov. 4 3:30 PM Duquesne Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA —

Week Eleven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Nov. 11 12:00 PM Gardner–Webb Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ —
Nov. 11 3:30 PM Charleston Southern Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA —
Nov. 11 3:30 PM Presbyterian Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA —

Week Twelve

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
Nov. 18 TBA Monmouth Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA —
Nov. 18 12:00 PM Liberty Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC —
Nov. 18 1:00 PM Gardner–Webb Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC —

Attendance

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Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field 4,000 1,945 1,456 3,401 1,701 42.5%
Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium 9,000 7,015 6,152 13,167 6,584 43.9%
Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium 9,000 8,418 6,161 14,579 7,290 80.9%
Liberty Williams Stadium 19,200 17,118 16,060 15,886 49,064 16,355 85.2%
Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium 6,500 2,596 2,204 2,140 2,862 9,802 2,451 37.7%
Monmouth Kessler Field 3,200 3,898 2,839 6,737 3,369 105.3%

References

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  1. ^ "Big South Football Composite Schedule". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Presbyterian vs. Wake Forest - Box Score". ESPN.com. August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  3. ^ "Kennesaw State vs. Samford - Box Score". ESPN.com. August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  4. ^ "Lafayette vs. Monmouth - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "Gardner–Webb vs. Mississippi State - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  6. ^ "North Carolina A&T vs. Gardner–Webb - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  7. ^ "Liberty vs. Baylor - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "The Citadel vs. Presbyterian - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  9. ^ "Lehigh vs. Monmouth - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "Gardner–Webb vs. Wyoming - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  11. ^ "Morehead State vs. Liberty - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  12. ^ "Tennessee Tech vs. Kennesaw State - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  13. ^ "Charleston Southern vs. Elon - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  14. ^ "Western Carolina vs. Gardner–Webb - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  15. ^ "Indiana State vs. Liberty - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  16. ^ "Monmouth vs. Albany - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  17. ^ "Campbell vs. Presbyterian - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  18. ^ "Kennesaw State vs. Alabama State - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  19. ^ "Gardner–Webb vs. Wofford - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  20. ^ "Monmouth vs. Hampton - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  21. ^ "Point vs. Charleston Southern - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  22. ^ "Liberty vs. Jacksonville State - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  23. ^ "Cumberland vs. Presbyterian - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  24. ^ "North Greenville vs. Kennesaw State - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  25. ^ "Mississippi Valley State vs. Charleston Southern - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  26. ^ "Saint Francis vs. Liberty - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  27. ^ "Monmouth vs. Bucknell - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  28. ^ "Wofford vs. Presbyterian - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
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