American college football season
The 2017 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Steve Campbell and played their home games at Estes Stadium . They were a member of the Southland Conference . They finished the season 10–2, 9–0 in Southland play to be crowned Southland Conference champions. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to New Hampshire in the Second Round.
On December 7, head coach Steve Campbell resigned to become the head coach at South Alabama .[1] He finished at Central Arkansas with a four-year record of 33–15.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:10 p.m. at No. 20 (FBS ) Kansas State * No. 15 ESPN3 L 19–5551,043 September 9 6:00 p.m. at Murray State * No. 15 OVCDN W 41–137,456 September 16 7:15 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana No. 14 ELVN W 38–610,237 September 30 6:00 p.m. No. 3 Sam Houston State No. 11 ESPN3 W 41–3011,347 October 7 6:00 p.m. at Houston Baptist No. 6 FSSW+ W 27–72,543 October 14 6:00 p.m. Stephen F. Austin No. 6 ESPN3 W 24–209,263 October 21 6:00 p.m. at Northwestern State No. 6 DemonTV W 45–178,252 October 28 6:00 p.m. No. 20 McNeese State No. 4 ESPN3 W 47–179,887 November 4 6:10 p.m. at Lamar No. 4 ESPN3 W 42–148,417 November 11 6:00 p.m. at Incarnate Word No. 3 UIWtv W 56–104,652 November 18 3:00 p.m. Abilene Christian No. 3 ESPN3 W 34–04,325 December 2 2:00 p.m. No. 21 New Hampshire * No. 3 ESPN3 L 15–216,243 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Game summaries [ edit ] At Kansas State [ edit ] Central Arkansas at Kansas State[2] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 Bears 10 6 3 0 19 • No. 20 (FBS) Wildcats 10 28 10 7 55
Date: September 2Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KSGame start: 6:10 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:11Game attendance: 51,043Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • WSW 7 • ClearReferee: Brandon CruseTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller Analyst: Travis Tannahill Sources:[2]
At Murray State [ edit ] Central Arkansas at Murray State[3] 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 15 Bears 10 21 7 3 41 Racers 0 6 0 7 13
Date: September 9Location: Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KYGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2:46Game attendance: 7,456Referee: Andrew FaustTV announcers (OVCDN ): Play-by-Play: Neal Bradley Analyst: Josh McKeel Sources:[3]
Southeastern Louisiana [ edit ] Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas[4] 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 3 0 3 6 • No. 14 Bears 7 7 21 3 38
Date: September 16Location: Estes Stadium Conway, ARGame start: 7:15 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2:58Game attendance: 10,237Referee: K. BoitmanTV announcers (ELVN ): Play-by-Play: Steve Sullivan Analyst: Fitz Hill Sources:[4]
Sam Houston State [ edit ] Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas[5] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 3 Bearkats 7 10 7 6 30 • No. 11 Bears 14 17 3 7 41
Date: September 30Location: Estes Stadium Conway, ARGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:44Game attendance: 11,347Referee: Brandon CruiseTV announcers (ESPN3): Play-By-Play: Randy McIlvoy Analyst: Shea Walker Sideline: Tatum Everett Sources:[5]
At Houston Baptist [ edit ] Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist[6] 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 6 Bears 14 0 7 6 27 Huskies 7 0 0 0 7
Date: October 7Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TXGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2:23Game attendance: 2,543Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • WSW 7 • ClearReferee: Dan LewisTV announcers (FSSW+ ): Play-by-Play: Tom Franklin Analyst: John Harris Sideline: Maya Golden Sources:[6]
Stephen F. Austin [ edit ] Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas[7] 1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 14 3 3 20 • No. 6 Bears 7 7 3 7 24
Date: October 14Location: Estes Stadium Conway, ARGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:25Game attendance: 9,263Referee: Vidal JonesTV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Lincoln Rose Analyst: Nate Griffin Sources:[7]
At Northwestern State [ edit ] Central Arkansas at Northwestern State[8] 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 6 Bears 10 14 14 7 45 Demons 3 7 7 0 17
Date: October 21Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LAGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 5:06Game attendance: 8,252Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • SSE 5 • OvercastReferee: Ross SmithTV announcers (DTV ): Play-by-Play: Patrick Netherton Analyst: Richard deVargas Sideline: Tony Taglavore Sources:[8]
McNeese State [ edit ] McNeese State at Central Arkansas<[9] (homecoming) 1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 Cowboys 10 0 7 0 17 • No. 4 Bears 9 21 14 3 47
Date: October 28Location: Estes Stadium Conway, ARGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:30Game attendance: 9,887Referee: Scott CampbellTV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Jeff Brightwell Analyst: Stan Humphries Sideline: Tatum Everett Sources:[9]
At Lamar [ edit ] Central Arkansas at Lamar[10] 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 4 Bears 14 7 21 0 42 Cardinals 7 0 0 7 14
Date: November 4Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 6:10 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:03Game attendance: 8,417Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • S 8 • Partly cloudyTV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Dan Gresham Analyst: Lemont Williams Sources:[10]
At Incarnate Word [ edit ] Central Arkansas at Incarnate Word[11] 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 3 Bears 14 28 0 14 56 Cardinals 3 0 0 7 10
Date: November 11Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TXGame start: 6:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 4,652Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • E 7 • Cloudy, showersReferee: Ray EdwardsTV announcers (UIWtv ): Play-by-Play: Chris Reyes Analyst: Jaime Valdez Sources:[11]
Abilene Christian [ edit ] Abilene Christian at Central Arkansas 1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 3 Bears 14 6 7 7 34
Date: November 18Location: Estes Stadium Conway, ARGame start: 3:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 4,325 Sources:
FCS Playoffs [ edit ] New Hampshire–Second Round [ edit ] FCS Playoffs Second Round 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 21 Wildcats 7 0 7 7 21 No. 3 Bears 7 0 0 8 15
Date: December 2Location: Estes Stadium Conway, ARGame start: 2:00 p.m. CST Television network: ESPN3 Sources:
Ranking movements [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS 15 15 14 12 11 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 10 Coaches 15 16 16 13 12 8 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 8
References [ edit ] ^ "South Alabama Names Steve Campbell Head Football Coach" . ^ a b "Football vs Kansas State University on 9/2/2017" . Retrieved September 6, 2017 . ^ a b "Football vs Murray State University on 9/9/2017" . Retrieved September 10, 2017 . ^ a b "Football vs Southeastern Louisiana University on 9/16/2017" . Retrieved September 20, 2017 . ^ a b "Football vs Sam Houston State University on 9/30/2017" . Retrieved October 10, 2017 . ^ a b "Football vs Houston Baptist University on 10/7/2017" . Retrieved October 10, 2017 . ^ a b "Football vs Stephen F. Austin on 10/14/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017 . ^ a b "Football vs Northwestern State University on 10/21/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017 . ^ a b "Football vs McNeese on 10/28/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017 . ^ a b "Football vs Lamar University on 11/4/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017 . ^ a b "Football vs University of the Incarnate Word on 11/11/2017" . Retrieved November 14, 2017 .
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
College Division Division II Division I Division I-A Division I-AA/FCS National championships in bold