The 2017 Big South Conference football season began on Thursday, August 31 and concluded n December with the 2018 NCAA Division I Football Championship.
Head coaches TeamHead CoachCharleston SouthernMark TuckerGardner–WebbCarroll McCrayKennesaw StateBrian BohannonLibertyTurner GillPresbyterianTommy SpanglerMonmouthKevin Callahan
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Regular season Index to colors and formattingBig South member wonBig South member lostBig South teams in bold All times Eastern time (UTC-4 before November 5, UTC-5 from November 5 forward).
Week One
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference Aug. 31 6:30 PM Presbyterian Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC L 7–51 22,643 Aug. 31 7:00 PM Kennesaw State Samford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL L 23–28 4,908 Sep. 2 3:00 PM Lafayette Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ W 31–12 3,898 Sep. 2 4:00 PM Charleston Southern Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS L 0–49 54,215 Sep. 2 6:00 PM North Carolina A&T Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC L 3–45 7,015 Sep. 2 7:00 PM Liberty Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX W 48–45 45,784
Week Two
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference Sep. 9 12:00 PM The Citadel Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC L 7–48 2,586 Sep. 9 1:00 PM Lehigh Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ W 46–27 2,839 Sep. 9 4:00 PM Gardner–Webb Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY L 0–27 19,051 Sep. 9 6:00 PM Charleston Southern South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC Postponed — Sep. 9 6:00 PM Morehead State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 58–17 17,118 Sep. 9 7:00 PM Tennessee Tech Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA W 27–14 8,418
Week Three
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference Sep. 16 6:00 PM Charleston Southern Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC L 17–19 5,248 Sep. 16 6:00 PM Western Carolina Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC L 27–42 6,152 Sep. 16 6:00 PM Indiana State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 42–41 16,060 Sep. 16 7:00 PM Monmouth Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY L 14–28 6,384 Sep. 16 7:00 PM Campbell Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC W 28–16 2,204 Sep. 16 8:00 PM Kennesaw State Alabama State New ASU Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 20–14 11,000
Week Four
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference Sep. 23 1:30 PM Gardner–Webb Wofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC L 24–27 7,211 Sep. 23 2:00 PM Monmouth Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA W 30–23 OT 5,123 Sep. 23 6:00 PM Point Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC W 66–0 1,945 Sep. 23 7:00 PM Liberty Jacksonville State JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL L 10–31 23,944 Sep. 23 7:00 PM Cumberland Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC W 27–20 2,140
Week Five
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference Sep. 30 3:30 PM North Greenville Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA W 38–34 6,161 Sep. 30 6:00 PM Mississippi Valley State Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC W 58–7 1,456 Sep. 30 6:00 PM Saint Francis Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 7–13 15,886 Sep. 30 6:00 PM Monmouth Bucknell Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA W 35–13 1,942 Sep. 30 7:00 PM Wofford Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC L 7–31 2,862
Week Six
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference Oct. 7 1:05 PM Monmouth Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, MA — Oct. 7 1:30 PM Shorter Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC — Oct. 7 2:00 PM Saint Francis Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC — Oct. 7 7:00 PM Texas Southern Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA —
Week Seven
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference Oct. 14 12:00 PM Charleston Southern Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC — Oct. 14 2:00 PM Gardner–Webb North Carolina Central O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC — Oct. 14 6:00 PM Kennesaw State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA —
Week Eight
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference Oct. 21 1:00 PM Liberty Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ — Oct. 21 6:00 PM Savannah State Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC — Oct. 21 7:00 PM Gardner–Webb Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA —
Week Nine
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference Oct. 28 12:00 PM Liberty Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC — Oct. 28 2:00 PM Kennesaw State Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC — Oct. 28 6:00 PM Monmouth Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC —
Week Ten
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference Nov. 4 1:00 PM Presbyterian Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ — Nov. 4 1:30 PM Charleston Southern Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC — Nov. 4 2:00 PM Kennesaw State Montana State Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT — Nov. 4 3:30 PM Duquesne Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA —
Week Eleven
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference Nov. 11 12:00 PM Gardner–Webb Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ — Nov. 11 3:30 PM Charleston Southern Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA — Nov. 11 3:30 PM Presbyterian Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA —
Week Twelve
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference Nov. 18 TBA Monmouth Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA — Nov. 18 12:00 PM Liberty Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC — Nov. 18 1:00 PM Gardner–Webb Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC —
Attendance
TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8Total Average% of CapacityCharleston SouthernBuccaneer Field4,0001,9451,4563,4011,70142.5%Gardner–WebbErnest W. Spangler Stadium9,0007,0156,15213,1676,58443.9%Kennesaw StateFifth Third Bank Stadium9,0008,4186,16114,5797,29080.9%LibertyWilliams Stadium19,20017,11816,06015,88649,06416,35585.2%PresbyterianBailey Memorial Stadium6,5002,5962,2042,1402,8629,8022,45137.7%MonmouthKessler Field3,2003,8982,8396,7373,369105.3%
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