2017 Western New Mexico Mustangs football team

The 2017 Western New Mexico Mustangs football team represented Western New Mexico University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Adam Clark. The Mustangs played their home games at Altamirano Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.

2017 Western New Mexico Mustangs football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
2017 record4–7 (3–5 LSC)
Head coach
  • Adam Clark (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorChris Buckner (2nd season)
Home stadiumAltamirano Stadium
2017 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 11 Midwestern State $^  8 –0     10 –1  
No. 1 Texas A&M–Commerce ^  7 –1     14 –1  
Eastern New Mexico  6 –2     8 –2  
Tarleton State  4 –4     6 –6  
Angelo State  4 –4     6 –5  
Western New Mexico  3 –5     4 –7  
Texas A&M–Kingsville  2 –6     4 –7  
West Texas A&M  1 –7     3 –8  
Texas–Permian Basin  1 –7     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
Western New Mexico in action against the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions

Schedule

Western New Mexico announced its 2017 football schedule on January 23, 2017. The schedule consists of six home and five away games in the regular season. The Mustangs will host LSC foes Eastern New Mexico, Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Kingsville, and Texas-Permian Basin and will travel to Angelo State, Midwestern State, Texas A&M-Commerce, and West Texas A&M.[1]

The Mustangs will host two of its three non-conference games against Fort Lewis from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and Western Oregon and travel to San Diego from the Pioneer Football League.

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23:00 p.mat San Diego*
L 20–342,247
September 912:00 p.m.Eastern New Mexico
L 34–37789
September 1612:00 p.m.Western Oregon*
  • Altamirano Stadium
  • Silver City, NM
L 21–58238
September 231:30 p.m.Texas–Permian Basin
  • Altamirano Stadium
  • Silver City, NM
L 32–41625
September 306:00 p.m.at No. 12 Midwestern State
L 24–358,737
October 712:00 p.m.Tarleton State
  • Altamirano Stadium
  • Silver City, NM
W 38–25578
October 143:00 p.m.at No. 11 Texas A&M–Commerce
L 3–528,675
October 2112:00 p.m.Fort Lewis*
  • Altamirano Stadium
  • Silver City, NM
W 20–17198
October 285:00 p.m.at Angelo State
L 7–442,409
November 412:00 p.m.Texas A&M–Kingsville
  • Altamirano Stadium
  • Silver City, NM
W 35–23475
November 1112:00 p.m.at West Texas A&M
W 21–175,487

References
  1. "Football Announces 2017 Schedule That Will Feature Six Home Games" (Press release). Western New Mexico University Department of Athletics. January 23, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
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