2017 Stetson Hatters football team

The 2017 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Roger Hughes and played their home games at Spec Martin Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in tenth place.

2017 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 23 San Diego $^	8	–	0	10	–	3
Drake	6	–	2	7	–	4
Jacksonville	5	–	3	7	–	4
Campbell	5	–	3	6	–	5
Valparaiso	5	–	3	6	–	5
Butler	4	–	4	6	–	5
Dayton	4	–	4	5	–	6
Marist	3	–	5	4	–	7
Morehead State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Stetson	1	–	7	2	–	9
Davidson	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 3–42	2,992
September 9	1:00 p.m.	at Marist	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	RFN	L 17–38	2,297
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Dartmouth*	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	L 7–38	2,435
September 23	4:00 p.m.	Campbell	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	L 21–49	2,316
September 30	1:00 p.m.	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Vaplaraiso, IN	HV	L 24–27	4,492
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Brown*	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	W 17–13	1,689
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Davidson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	W 28–17	1,836
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	L 26–29	8,987
October 28	1:00 p.m.	San Diego	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	L 7–48	1,520
November 4	4:00 p.m.	Butler	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	L 6–23	2,512
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	L 10–13	1,855
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	0	3	0	0	3
Pioneers	21	7	14	0	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	0	14	0	3	17
Red Wolves	0	7	10	21	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Green	0	10	21	7	38
Hatters	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	28	14	0	7	49
Hatters	0	7	7	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	0	13	3	8	24
Crusaders	10	10	0	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	0	6	13
Hatters	3	7	7	0	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	3	7	0	17
Hatters	7	0	7	14	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	0	10	10	6	26
Eagles	14	7	0	8	29

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	7	17	21	3	48
Hatters	7	0	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	9	23
Hatters	6	0	0	0	6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	3	0	0	7	10
Dolphins	0	6	0	7	13