2017 California Vulcans football team

American college football season

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2017 California Vulcans football
NCAA First Round
Conference	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
AFCA	No. 24
Record	9–3 (5–2 PSAC)
Head coach	Gary Dunn (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Chad Salisbury (9th season)
Home stadium	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
Seasons← 2016 2018 →

2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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 IUP 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: IUP 24, West Chester 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2017 California Vulcans football team represented California University of Pennsylvania in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. It was the second season for the team with head coach Gary Dunn.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Ohio Dominican*	No. 8	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA		W 36–34	4,618
September 9	1:00 p.m.	Cheyney*	No. 5	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA		W 54–14	2,818
September 16	12:00 p.m.	at Millersville*	No. 5	Biemesderfer Stadium Millersville, PA		W 29–13	1,250
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Seton Hill	No. 5	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA		W 44-41	2,230
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Slippery Rock	No. 5	N. Kerr Thompson Stadium Slippery Rock, PA	ESPN3	L 47–44	7,476
October 7	2:00 p.m.	at No. 4 IUP	No. 16	Miller Stadium Indiana, PA (Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 26–10	4,019
October 14	3:00 p.m.	Clarion		Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA		W 21-19	3,311
October 21	12:00	at Gannon		Gannon University Stadium Erie, PA		W 38-35	1,112
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst		Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA		W 31-21	724
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at Edinboro		Sox Harrison Stadium Edinboro, PA		W 30-13	2,761
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at East Stroudsburg		Eiler-Martin Stadium East Stroudsburg, PA		W 31-14	1,045
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Coaches Poll released prior to the game

v t e California Vulcans football
Venues	Adamson Stadium (1971–present)
Bowls & rivalries	IUP: Coal Bowl
Culture & lore	Blaze the Vulcan
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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