2017 West Chester Golden Rams football team

The 2017 West Chester Golden Rams football team represented West Chester University in Division II football as a member of the PSAC East division.

2017 West Chester Golden Rams football
PSAC East Division co-champion
PSAC Championship, L 7-24 vs IUP
Conference	PSAC
	East Division
2017 record	5–1 (3–0 PSAC)
Head coach	Bill Zwaan (15th season)
Home stadium	John A. Farrell Stadium (Capacity: 7,500)

2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
No. 25 Shippensburg x^		6	–	1					10	–	2
West Chester xy^		6	–	1					9	–	4
Kutztown		5	–	2					8	–	3
Bloomsburg		4	–	3					7	–	4
Millersville		3	–	4					4	–	7
East Stroudsburg		2	–	5					3	–	8
Lock Haven		2	–	5					2	–	9
Cheyney		0	–	7					1	–	10
West
No. 3 Indiana (PA) xy$^		7	–	0					13	–	1
California (PA) ^		5	–	2					9	–	3
Slippery Rock		5	–	2					8	–	3
Edinboro		4	–	3					7	–	4
Gannon		3	–	4					5	–	6
Mercyhurst		3	–	4					5	–	6
Clarion		1	–	6					1	–	10
Seton Hill		0	–	7					0	–	11
Championship: Indiana (PA) 24, West Chester 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Background

Previous season

In 2016 the Golden Rams finished with an 8–3 including an impressive 6–1 conference record, including a 6-game end of the year winning streak while averaging 33 points per games and holding opponents to under 14 point in each of their last six games.[1]

Schedule

Spring game

Date	Time	Spring Game	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
April 28	6:00 pm	Purple vs. Gold	John A. Farrell Stadium • West Chester, PA		Purple 24–7	6,899

Regular season

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Bentley*		John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA	W 51–9	3,218
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Slippery Rock*	No. 24	Bob DiSpirito Field at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium Slippery Rock, PA	L 42–49	5,897
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Edinboro*		John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA	W 62–28	4,567
September 23	2:00 p.m.	at Lock Heven		Hubert Jack Stadium Lock Haven, PA	W 35–14	2,963
September 30	12:00 p.m.	Kutztown		John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA	W 27–21	5,674
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Shippensburg		Seth Grove Stadium Shippensburg, PA	W 37–27	5,300
October 14	12:00 p.m.	Bloomsburg		John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA	L 19-20	3,694
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Cheyney		Cheyney, PA	W 55-6	887
October 28	2:00 p.m.	East Stroudsburg		John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA	W 31-26	7,189
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Millersville		Biemesderfer Stadium Millersville, PA	W 27-24	2,100
November 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 3 IUP*		John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA	L 7-24	5,234
*Non-conference game Rankings from DII Coaches Poll Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:  Increased in ranking.  Dropped in ranking
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
AFCA Coaches	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV
D2football	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

1. "West Chester 2016 football results". Retrieved 24 May 2017.