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 | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–5 LSC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Chris Buckner (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Altamirano Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Permian Basin | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Following the season, Clark announced that he would be stepping down as the program's head coach. Clark finished his tenure at WNMU with an overall record of 33–54 through eight seasons.[1][2][3][4]
Schedule
editWestern 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 UT Permian Basin and will travel to Angelo State, Midwestern State, Texas A&M-Commerce, and West Texas A&M.[5]
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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 3:00 p.m | at San Diego* | L 20–34 | 2,247 | |
| September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico |
| L 34–37 | 789 |
| September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Western Oregon* |
| L 21–58 | 238 |
| September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | UT Permian Basin |
| L 32–41 | 625 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Midwestern State | L 24–35 | 8,737 | |
| October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Tarleton State |
| W 38–25 | 578 |
| October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Texas A&M–Commerce | L 3–52 | 8,675 | |
| October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Fort Lewis* |
| W 20–17 | 198 |
| October 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at Angelo State | L 7–44 | 2,409 | |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville |
| W 35–23 | 475 |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at West Texas A&M | W 21–17 | 5,487 | |
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References
edit- ^ Cervi, Joe E. (November 12, 2010). "Pack to find more than a change of scenery". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ "Western New Mexico football coach Adam Clark has resigned". USA Today. November 14, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Kortz, Brian (November 14, 2017). "Clark Decides to Step Down as Head Football Coach After Eight-Year Tenure". Western New Mexico University. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ "Western New Mexico football coach Adam Clark has resigned". Durham Region. November 14, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ "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.