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2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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2017 NCAA Division I FBS season
Number of teams
129 + 1 transitional
Duration
August 26, 2017 – December 9, 2017
Preseason AP No. 1
Alabama Crimson Tide
Post-season
Duration
December 16, 2017 – January 8, 2018
Bowl games
40
AP Poll No. 1
Alabama Crimson Tide[1]
Coaches Poll No. 1
Alabama Crimson Tide
Heisman Trophy
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
College Football Playoff
College Football Playoff National Championship
Site
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
Winner
Alabama Crimson Tide
Division I FBS football seasons
← 2016
2018 →
The 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2017. The regular season began on August 26, 2017 and ended on December 9, 2017.
The Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs played in the College Football Playoff championship game. The Georgia Bulldogs took a 13–0 lead going into halftime, and a 20–7 lead during the third quarter, but the Crimson Tide came back to tie it in regulation, punctuated by a touchdown pass on 4th and 4 from Tua Tagovailoa to Calvin Ridley with 3:49 left. In overtime, the Tide connected on a downfield pass from Tua Tagovailoa to Devonta Smith to win 26-23. The win clinched Alabama's 17th national championship, the most of any current FBS team.
Despite the Crimson Tide's win, the UCF Knights were the only team in the FBS with an undefeated season, the first team in FBS to achieve the feat including postseason games since 2013. Denied a bid into the Playoff because their conference (the American Athletic Conference, which was a major conference before the 2010–13 NCAA conference realignment under the name the Big East) was not one of the Power Five conferences, the Knights defeated the Auburn Tigers, a team that had defeated both Alabama and Georgia in the regular season, in the 2018 Peach Bowl. Because of this, the state of Florida, where UCF is based, passed a resolution recognizing UCF as the national champion instead,[2] which UCF also claims.[3]
Contents
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1 Rule changes
1.1 Game rules
1.2 Recruiting rules
2 Conference realignment
2.1 Membership changes
2.2 Upcoming changes
3 Updated stadiums
4 Kickoff games
4.1 "Week Zero"
4.2 Week 1
5 Upsets
6 Conference standings
7 Conference summaries
8 Bowl eligibility
8.1 Bowl eligible teams
8.2 Bowl ineligible teams
9 Postseason
9.1 Conference performance in bowl games
10 Rankings
10.1 Final CFP rankings
10.2 Final rankings
11 Coaching changes
11.1 Preseason and in-season
11.2 End of season
12 Awards and honors
12.1 Heisman Trophy
12.2 Other overall
12.3 Special overall
12.4 Offense
12.5 Defense
12.6 Special teams
12.7 Other positional awards
12.8 Coaches
12.8.1 Assistants
12.9 All-Americans
13 Television viewers and ratings
13.1 Most watched regular season games
13.2 Conference championship games
13.3 College Football Playoff
14 See also
15 Notes
16 References
Rule changes[edit]
Game rules[edit]
The following rule changes were recommended by the NCAA Football Rules Committee for the 2017 season:[4]
Prohibiting defensive players running toward the line of scrimmage from leaping or hurdling any offensive lineman on field goal or PAT attempts (15 yards). Previously defensive players were allowed to leap or hurdle offensive linemen as long as they do not land on another player. The NFL also adopted this rule for the 2017 season.
Requiring players to wear knee pads and pants that cover the knees. Previously this was only a recommendation.
Include the nameplate on the back of the jersey in the definition of a "horse-collar tackle".
The committee left the current targeting rules unchanged for the 2017 season, despite discussions to modify the rule to eject a player for targeting only if the call is confirmed, not if the call stands due to lack of "indisputable video evidence" to overturn the ruling on the field.
Points of emphasis this season include speeding up games by:
Promptly starting the second half when the halftime clock reaches 0:00.
Penalizing coaches for coming on the field to argue a call (15 yards, unsportsmanlike conduct).
Starting the game clock immediately upon spotting the ball after a ball carrier goes out of bounds (outside of the last 2:00 of each half).
Recruiting rules[edit]
The NCAA Division I Council approved a suite of rule changes affecting the recruiting process. The most significant of these are:[5]
Effective with the 2017–18 school year, a national early signing period for high school players will be introduced, at a time in December to be announced later.
The current limit of 25 new scholarships (or financial aid agreements) per academic year will become an absolute limit (with only narrowly defined exceptions). This has been seen by media as ending the phenomenon of oversigning.
FBS programs may no longer conduct so-called "satellite camps"—i.e., camps or clinics that feature active FBS coaches or football staff members held at locations distant from the school's campus. Effective immediately, FBS coaches may only work at camps for a total of 10 days in June and July, and can only attend camps if they are located on their school's campus, or at an off-campus facility where their program regularly practices or plays home games. Schools are allowed to honor contracts for satellite camps that were signed before January 18, 2017.[6]
The Collegiate Commissioners Association, which controls the letter of intent program, approved the recruiting changes approved last month by the Division I Council. The early signing period for high schoolers was fixed as the first three days of the midyear signing period for junior college players; in 2017, this window fell on December 20–22.[7]
Conference realignment[edit]
Membership changes[edit]
School
Former conference
New conference
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers FCS independent Sun Belt
UAB Blazers No team C-USA
Coastal Carolina is in the second year of its FBS transition. It is counted as an FBS opponent for scheduling purposes but will not become a full bowl-eligible member until the 2018 season.
The UAB football team returned after a two-year absence. The program was shut down by school administrators following the 2014 season but was reinstated less than a year later. UAB resumed its place as a full, football-sponsoring member of Conference USA.
Upcoming changes[edit]
Idaho and New Mexico State played their final seasons as football members of the Sun Belt Conference. Idaho also played its last season at the FBS level; following the decision of the Sun Belt to not extend its football membership agreements with the two schools after their expirations in 2017, Idaho announced that it would downgrade to FCS and add football to its standing membership in the Big Sky Conference. New Mexico State will revert to FBS Independent status for 2018 and beyond.
Updated stadiums[edit]
Two schools opened new stadiums for the 2017 season:
Colorado State opened Sonny Lubick Field at Colorado State Stadium. The on-campus facility, with a capacity of 41,201, replaces the off-campus Hughes Stadium, which had been home to the Rams since 1968.
Georgia State moved from the Georgia Dome, which was demolished during the 2017 season, to Georgia State Stadium. This is the third incarnation of a stadium that opened in 1996 as the Centennial Olympic Stadium, built for the 1996 Summer Olympics. The stadium was planned from the beginning to be retrofitted into a baseball park for the Atlanta Braves, and opened in that form as Turner Field in 1997. After the Braves vacated Turner Field following their 2016 season to move into SunTrust Park, Georgia State bought Turner Field and adjacent property for a major campus expansion project. In its football form, the stadium initially seats 23,000 with possible future expansion to 33,000.
Several other schools debuted major improvements to their existing venues for 2017:
Arizona State is continuing a four-phase renovation of Sun Devil Stadium. The third phase, completed for the 2017 season, includes the addition of a new video board above the north end zone.
Coastal Carolina made its FBS debut in an expanded Brooks Stadium. The expansion project began immediately after the 2015 season, a few months after Coastal announced it would join the Sun Belt Conference in 2016 for non-football sports and 2017 for football. The venue, which previously held 9,200 people, had a capacity of 15,000 for the 2017 season, and will be further expanded to 20,000 in 2018.[8]
West Virginia completed approximately $50 million in renovations to Milan Puskar Stadium. Work on the west and south side gates and concourses, including renovations to concessions, restrooms, and additional space for EMS and police operations, was finished for 2017, mirroring similar work on the north and east sides completed for 2016.
Louisiana Tech opened a new pressbox and suite complex on the west side of Joe Aillet Stadium which includes new ticketing facilities and restrooms. Also included in the renovations were new LED stadium lighting fixtures.
Notre Dame debuted the Campus Crossroads project, which added three new 8-story structures on the South, West and East sides of Notre Dame Stadium. The expansion, which added new premium stadium seats on the East and West sides of the stadium, also features more than 750,000 square feet of teaching, research, and performance space.
Two schools announced naming rights deals for their stadiums:
Kentucky renamed its stadium from Commonwealth Stadium to Kroger Field per a 12-year naming rights deal with the Cincinnati-based supermarket company. This made UK the first Southeastern Conference school to enter into such a deal for its football stadium.[9]
New Mexico renamed its stadium from University Stadium to Dreamstyle Stadium per a 10-year naming rights deal with Albuquerque-based construction firm Dreamstyle Remodeling.[10]
Kickoff games[edit]
"Week Zero"[edit]
A recent rule change allows Hawaii, and teams that have a scheduled game at Hawaii, to play during the "Week Zero" kickoff weekend in late August. This change better accommodates the long-standing "Hawaii rule" that allows schools which travel between Hawaii and the mainland (including schools based in Hawaii) to schedule an extra game each season. Four schools have taken advantage of the extra week:[11]
Hawaii played at UMass on August 26, with the visitors winning 38–35.[12] UMass ended their 2016 season with a loss at Hawaii, and thus opened their 2017 season against the same opponent.
BYU hosted FCS opponent Portland State on August 26, winning 20–6.[13]
San Jose State hosted USF on August 26, with the visitors winning 42–22.[14]
Colorado State hosted Oregon State on August 26 in the first game at the Rams' new stadium (see above), and won 58–27.[15]
Stanford and Rice played in Sydney on August 26 (August 27 local time) for the second Sydney Cup,[16] won by Stanford in a 62–7 blowout.[17] This was the second straight year a Pac-12 team went to Australia, as California defeated Hawaii in the first Sydney Cup to open the 2016 season.
Week 1[edit]
During the official Week 1 (as usual, held the weekend before Labor Day), several neutral-site "kickoff weekend" games were held, in addition to a full slate of games held at home stadiums around the U.S.:
Advocare Classic
#17 Florida played against #11 Michigan at AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) on September 2, with Michigan winning 33–17.
Belk Kickoff Game
North Carolina State played against South Carolina at Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina) on September 2, with the Gamecocks winning 35–28.
Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games
#1 Alabama defeated #3 Florida State Alabama rolled past FSU 24–7 at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia) on September 2.
#25 Tennessee defeated Georgia Tech Tennessee came back and won in a classic 42–41 in double overtime at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 4.
Advocare Texas Kickoff
#13 LSU stumped BYU 27–0 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome[note 1] (New Orleans, Louisiana) on September 2.
Upsets[edit]
For purposes of this table, an "upset" involves an unranked team defeating a ranked team.
FBS rankings prior to November 1 are from the AP Poll, and from the College Football Playoff rankings after that date.
Winner
Score
Loser
Date
Maryland 51–41 #23 Texas September 2
Memphis 48–45 #25 UCLA September 16
Mississippi State 37–7 #12 LSU September 16
Vanderbilt 14–7 #18 Kansas State September 16
San Diego State 20–17 #19 Stanford September 16
NC State 27–21 #12 Florida State September 23
Arizona State 37–35 #24 Oregon September 23
Troy 24–21 #25 LSU September 30
Iowa State 38–31 #3 Oklahoma October 7
LSU 17–16 #21 Florida October 7
Michigan State 14–10 #7 Michigan October 7
Stanford 23–20 #20 Utah October 7
Syracuse 27–24 #2 Clemson October 13
California 37–3 #8 Washington State October 13
West Virginia 46–35 #24 Texas Tech October 14
LSU 27–23 #10 Auburn October 14
Memphis 30–27 #25 Navy October 14
Boise State 31–14 #19 San Diego State October 14
Arizona State 13–7 #5 Washington October 14
Northwestern 39–31 3OT #16 Michigan State October 28
Houston 28–24 #17 South Florida October 28
Arizona 58–37 #15 Washington State October 28
Iowa 55–24 #6 Ohio State November 4
West Virginia 20–16 #15 Iowa State November 4
Stanford 30–22 #9 Washington November 10
Georgia Tech 28–22 #17 Virginia Tech November 11
Kansas State 45–40 #13 Oklahoma State November 18
Wake Forest 30–24 #19 NC State November 18
Ole Miss 31–28 #16 Mississippi State November 23
Pittsburgh 24–14 #2 Miami November 24
Fresno State 28–17 #23 Boise State November 25
Boise State 17–14 #25 Fresno State December 2
Iowa State 21–20 #20 Memphis December 30
Conference standings[edit]
2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$ 8 – 0 13 – 0
No. 23 South Florida 6 – 2 10 – 2
Temple 4 – 4 7 – 6
Cincinnati 2 – 6 4 – 8
Connecticut 2 – 6 3 – 9
East Carolina 2 – 6 3 – 9
West Division
No. 19 Memphis xy 7 – 1 10 – 3
Houston 5 – 3 7 – 5
SMU 4 – 4 7 – 6
Navy 4 – 4 7 – 6
Tulane 3 – 5 5 – 7
Tulsa 1 – 7 2 – 10
Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll.
2017 ACC football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$^ 7 – 1 12 – 2
NC State 6 – 2 9 – 4
Boston College 4 – 4 7 – 6
Louisville 4 – 4 8 – 5
Wake Forest 4 – 4 8 – 5
Florida State 3 – 5 7 – 6
Syracuse 2 – 6 4 – 8
Coastal Division
No. 11 Miami xy 7 – 1 10 – 3
No. 22 Virginia Tech 5 – 3 9 – 4
Georgia Tech 4 – 4 5 – 6
Duke 3 – 5 7 – 6
Pittsburgh 3 – 5 5 – 7
Virginia 3 – 5 6 – 7
North Carolina 1 – 7 3 – 9
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2017 Big Ten football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$ 8 – 1 12 – 2
No. 18 Michigan State 7 – 2 10 – 3
No. 9 Penn State 7 – 2 11 – 2
Michigan 5 – 4 8 – 5
Rutgers 3 – 6 4 – 8
Indiana 2 – 7 5 – 7
Maryland 2 – 7 4 – 8
West Division
No. 6 Wisconsin xy 9 – 0 13 – 1
No. 20 Northwestern 7 – 2 10 – 3
Iowa 4 – 5 8 – 5
Purdue 4 – 5 7 – 6
Nebraska 3 – 6 4 – 8
Minnesota 2 – 7 5 – 7
Illinois 0 – 9 2 – 10
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2017 Big 12 football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Oklahoma y$^ 8 – 1 12 – 2
No. 13 TCU y 7 – 2 11 – 3
No. 17 Oklahoma State 6 – 3 10 – 3
Iowa State 5 – 4 8 – 5
Kansas State 5 – 4 8 – 5
Texas 5 – 4 7 – 6
West Virginia 5 – 4 7 – 6
Texas Tech 3 – 6 6 – 7
Baylor 1 – 8 1 – 11
Kansas 0 – 9 1 – 11
Championship: Oklahoma 41, TCU 17
^ – College Football Playoff participant
$ – Conference champion
y – Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2017 Conference USA football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$ 8 – 0 11 – 3
FIU 5 – 3 8 – 5
Marshall 4 – 4 8 – 5
Western Kentucky 4 – 4 6 – 7
Middle Tennessee 4 – 4 7 – 6
Old Dominion 3 – 5 5 – 7
Charlotte 1 – 7 1 – 11
West Division
North Texas xy 7 – 1 9 – 5
UAB 6 – 2 8 – 5
Southern Miss 6 – 2 8 – 5
Louisiana Tech 4 – 4 7 – 6
UTSA 3 – 5 6 – 5
Rice 1 – 7 1 – 11
UTEP 0 – 8 0 – 12
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
Akron xy 6 – 2 7 – 7
Ohio 5 – 3 9 – 4
Miami 4 – 4 5 – 7
Buffalo 4 – 4 6 – 6
Bowling Green 2 – 6 2 – 10
Kent State 1 – 7 2 – 10
West Division
Toledo xy$ 7 – 1 11 – 3
Central Michigan 6 – 2 8 – 5
Northern Illinois 6 – 2 8 – 5
Western Michigan 4 – 4 6 – 6
Eastern Michigan 3 – 5 5 – 7
Ball State 0 – 8 2 – 10
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
As of December 3, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll
2017 Mountain West football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mountain Division
No. 25 Boise State xy$ 7 – 1 11 – 3
Colorado State 5 – 3 7 – 6
Wyoming 5 – 3 8 – 5
Utah State 4 – 4 6 – 6
Air Force 4 – 4 5 – 7
New Mexico 1 – 7 3 – 9
West Division
Fresno State xy 7 – 1 10 – 4
San Diego State 6 – 2 10 – 3
UNLV 4 – 4 5 – 7
Nevada 3 – 5 3 – 9
Hawaii 1 – 7 3 – 9
San Jose State 1 – 7 2 – 11
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2017 Pac-12 football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy 7 – 2 9 – 5
No. 16 Washington x 7 – 2 10 – 3
No. 21 Washington State 6 – 3 9 – 4
Oregon 4 – 5 7 – 6
California 2 – 7 5 – 7
Oregon State 0 – 9 1 – 11
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$ 8 – 1 11 – 3
Arizona State 6 – 3 7 – 6
Arizona 5 – 4 7 – 6
UCLA 4 – 5 6 – 7
Utah 3 – 6 7 – 6
Colorado 2 – 7 5 – 7
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2017 SEC football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 2 Georgia xy$^ 7 – 1 13 – 2
South Carolina 5 – 3 9 – 4
Kentucky 4 – 4 7 – 6
Missouri 4 – 4 7 – 6
Florida 3 – 5 4 – 7
Vanderbilt 1 – 7 5 – 7
Tennessee 0 – 8 4 – 8
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy 7 – 1 10 – 4
No. 1 Alabama x^ 7 – 1 13 – 1
No. 18 LSU 6 – 2 9 – 4
No. 19 Mississippi State 4 – 4 9 – 4
Texas A&M 4 – 4 7 – 6
Ole Miss * 3 – 5 6 – 6
Arkansas 1 – 7 4 – 8
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
^ – College Football Playoff participant
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
* – Ineligible for post-season play due to self-imposed ban
As of January 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2017 Sun Belt football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Troy + 7 – 1 11 – 2
Appalachian State + 7 – 1 9 – 4
Arkansas State 6 – 2 7 – 4
Georgia State 5 – 3 7 – 5
New Mexico State 4 – 4 7 – 6
Louisiana 4 – 4 5 – 7
Louisiana–Monroe 4 – 4 4 – 8
Idaho 3 – 5 4 – 8
South Alabama 3 – 5 4 – 8
Coastal Carolina * 2 – 6 3 – 9
Georgia Southern 2 – 6 2 – 10
Texas State 1 – 7 2 – 10
+ – Conference co-champions
* – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll
2017 Division I FBS independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Army – 10 – 3
No. 14 Notre Dame – 10 – 3
UMass – 4 – 8
BYU – 4 – 9
As of January 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
Conference summaries[edit]
Through the 2015 season, conferences were required to have a minimum of 12 members to play a conference championship game that was exempt from the NCAA limit of 12 regular-season games. The NCAA removed this requirement effective with the 2016 season.[18] At that time, all FBS conferences except the Big 12 and Sun Belt Conferences held season-ending championship games. With the Big 12 reinstating its championship game for the 2017 season, only the Sun Belt Conference determines its champion solely by regular-season records, and that conference will launch a championship game in 2018.
Conference
Champion
Runner-up
Score
Offensive Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
American #12 UCF (East) #19 Memphis (West) 62–552OT McKenzie Milton, #12 UCF[19] Ed Oliver, Houston[19] Scott Frost, UCF[19]
ACC #1 Clemson (Atlantic) #7 Miami (Coastal) 38–3 Lamar Jackson, Louisville (also overall POY)[20] Bradley Chubb, #24 NC State[20] Mark Richt, Miami[21]
Big 12 #3 Oklahoma (#1 seed) #11 TCU (#2 seed) 41–17 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma[22] Ogbo Okoronkwo, Oklahoma
Malik Jefferson, Texas[22] Matt Campbell, Iowa State[22]
Big Ten #8 Ohio State (East) #4 Wisconsin (West) 27–21 Saquon Barkley, #9 Penn State[23] Josey Jewell, Iowa[23] Paul Chryst, Wisconsin[23]
C-USA Florida Atlantic (East) North Texas (West) 41–17 Devin Singletary, Florida Atlantic (MVP)
Mason Fine, North Texas (offensive POY)[24] Marcus Davenport, UTSA[24] Bill Clark, UAB[25]
MAC Toledo (West) Akron (East) 45–28 Logan Woodside, Toledo[26] Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois[26] Jason Candle, Toledo[26]
MW Boise State (Mountain) #25 Fresno State (West) 17–14 Rashaad Penny, San Diego State[27] Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State[27] Jeff Tedford, Fresno State[27]
Pac-12 #10 USC (South) #12 Stanford (North) 31–28 Bryce Love, Stanford[28] Vita Vea, #11 Washington[28] David Shaw, Stanford[28]
SEC #6 Georgia (East) #2 Auburn (West) 28–7 Kerryon Johnson, Auburn[29] Roquan Smith, Georgia[29] Kirby Smart, Georgia[29]
Sun Belt Appalachian State &
Troy N/A Justice Hansen, Arkansas State[30] Ja'Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas State (overall POY)
Jeremy Reaves, South Alabama (defensive POY)[30] Neal Brown, Troy[30]
Bowl eligibility[edit]
Main article: 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games
For the 39 post-season bowl games, teams should be bowl eligible to be selected. Normally, this requires a team to have a minimum of a 0.500 winning percentage. If there were not enough winning teams to fulfill all open bowl slots, teams with losing records could have been chosen in order to fill all 78 slots. Additionally, in the rare occasions where a conference champion does not meet eligibility requirements, they are usually still chosen for bowl games with tie-ins for that conference champion. For the 2017 season, no team with a losing record was chosen for a bowl game, and three bowl-eligible teams, including one with a winning record, were denied bowl bids.
Bowl eligible teams[edit]
American Athletic Conference (7): Houston, Memphis, Navy, South Florida, SMU, Temple, UCF
Atlantic Coast Conference (10): Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Big 12 Conference (8): Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech, TCU, West Virginia
Big Ten Conference (8): Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
Conference USA (10): Florida Atlantic, FIU, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Southern Miss, UAB, Western Kentucky, UTSA*
Independents (2): Army, Notre Dame
Mid-American Conference (7): Akron, Buffalo*, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan*
Mountain West Conference (6): Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Utah State, Wyoming
Pac-12 Conference (9): Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State
Southeastern Conference (9): Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas A&M
Sun Belt Conference (5): Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, New Mexico State, Troy
An asterisk (*) indicates the team did not receive a bowl bid.
Total: 81
Bowl ineligible teams[edit]
The American (5): Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina, Tulane, Tulsa
ACC (4): North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
Big Ten (6): Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Rutgers
Big 12 (2): Baylor, Kansas
Conference USA (4): Charlotte, Old Dominion, Rice, UTEP
Independent (2): BYU, UMass
MAC (5): Ball State, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH)
Mountain West (6): Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV
Pac-12 (3): California, Colorado, Oregon State
SEC (5): Arkansas, Ole Miss (self-imposed ban), Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Florida
Sun Belt (7): Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Idaho, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State
Total: 49
Postseason[edit]
Main article: 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games
Since the 2014–15 postseason, six College Football Playoff (CFP) bowl games have hosted two semifinal playoff games on a rotating basis. For this season, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana will host the semifinal games, with the winners advancing to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
Semifinals Championship
January 1 – Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
1 Clemson 6
4 Alabama 24 January 8 – National Championship
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
4 Alabama (OT) 26
January 1 – Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl, Pasadena 3 Georgia 23
2 Oklahoma 48
3 Georgia (2OT) 54
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Conference performance in bowl games[edit]
Rankings[edit]
Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Final CFP rankings[edit]
On December 3, 2017, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced their final team rankings for the year.[31]
In the fourth year of the College Football Playoff era, this was the first time that two of the four semifinalists (Georgia and Alabama) were from the same conference.
Rank
Team
W–L
Conference and standing
Bowl game
1
Clemson
12–1
ACC champions Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
2
Oklahoma
12–1
Big 12 champions Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
3
Georgia
12–1
SEC champions Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
4
Alabama
11–1
SEC West Division runner-up Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
5
Ohio State
11–2
Big Ten champions Cotton Bowl
6
Wisconsin
12–1
Big Ten West Division champions Orange Bowl
7
Auburn Tigers
10–3
SEC West Division co-champions Peach Bowl
8
USC Trojans
11-2
Pac-12 champions Cotton Bowl
9
Penn State
10–2
Big Ten East Division second place (tie) Fiesta Bowl
10
Miami (FL)
10–2
ACC Coastal Division champions Orange Bowl
11
Washington
10–2
Pac-12 North Division co-champions Fiesta Bowl
12
UCF
12–0
AAC champions Peach Bowl
13
Stanford
9–4
Pac-12 North Division co-champions Alamo Bowl
14
Notre Dame
9–3
Independent Citrus Bowl
15
TCU
10–3
Big 12 second place Alamo Bowl
16
Michigan State
9–3
Big Ten East Division second place (tie) Holiday Bowl
17
LSU
9–3
SEC West Division third place Citrus Bowl
18
Washington State
9–3
Pac-12 North Division third place Holiday Bowl
19
Oklahoma State
9–3
Big 12 third place Camping World Bowl
20
Memphis
10–2
AAC West Division champions Liberty Bowl
21
Northwestern
9–3
Big Ten West Division second place Music City Bowl
22
Virginia Tech
9–3
ACC Coastal Division second place Camping World Bowl
23
Mississippi State
8–4
SEC West Division fourth place (tie) TaxSlayer Bowl
24
NC State
8–4
ACC Atlantic Division second place Sun Bowl
25
Boise State
10–3
MW Champions Las Vegas Bowl
Final rankings[edit]
Rank
Associated Press
Coaches' Poll
1
Alabama TBD
2
Georgia TBD
3
Oklahoma TBD
4
Clemson TBD
5
Ohio State TBD
6
UCF TBD
7
Wisconsin TBD
8
Penn State TBD
9
TCU TBD
10
Auburn TBD
11
Notre Dame TBD
12
USC TBD
13
Miami (FL) TBD
14
Oklahoma TBD
15
Michigan State TBD
16
Washington TBD
17
Northwestern TBD
18
LSU TBD
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Mississippi State TBD
20
Stanford TBD
21
USF TBD
22
Boise State TBD
23
NC State TBD
24
Virginia Tech TBD
25
Memphis TBD
Coaching changes[edit]
Preseason and in-season[edit]
This is restricted to coaching changes taking place on or after May 1, 2017. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2017, see 2016 NCAA Division I FBS end-of-season coaching changes.
School
Outgoing coach
Date
Reason
Replacement
Oklahoma Stoops, BobBob Stoops 000000002017-06-07-0000June 7, 2017 Retired Riley, LincolnLincoln Riley
Ole Miss Freeze, HughHugh Freeze 000000002017-07-20-0000July 20, 2017 Resigned Luke, MattMatt Luke [a]
Coastal Carolina Moglia, JoeJoe Moglia 000000002017-07-28-0000July 28, 2017 Medical leave Chadwell, JameyJamey Chadwell (interim)
UTEP Kugler, SeanSean Kugler 000000002017-10-01-0000October 1, 2017 Resigned Price, MikeMike Price (interim)
Oregon State Andersen, GaryGary Andersen 000000002017-10-09-0000October 9, 2017 Resigned Hall, CoryCory Hall (interim)
Georgia Southern Summers, TysonTyson Summers 000000002017-10-22-0000October 22, 2017 Fired Lunsford, ChadChad Lunsford [b]
Florida McElwain, JimJim McElwain 000000002017-10-29-0000October 29, 2017 Fired Shannon, RandyRandy Shannon (interim)
Tennessee Jones, ButchButch Jones 000000002017-11-12-0000November 12, 2017 Fired Hoke, BradyBrady Hoke (interim)
UCLA Mora, JimJim Mora 000000002017-11-19-0000November 19, 2017 Fired Fisch, JeddJedd Fisch (interim)
Florida State Jimbo Fisher December 1, 2017 Hired by Texas A&M Odell Haggins (interim)
SMU Chad Morris December 5, 2017 Hired by Arkansas Jeff Traylor (interim)
Jump up ^ Interim for remainder of season; interim tag removed on November 26, 2017.[32]
Jump up ^ Interim for remainder of season; interim tag removed on November 27, 2017.
End of season[edit]
This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.
School
Outgoing coach
Date
Reason
Replacement
South Alabama Jones, JoeyJoey Jones 000000002017-11-20-0000November 20, 2017 Resigned Campbell, SteveSteve Campbell
Kent State Haynes, PaulPaul Haynes 000000002017-11-22-0000November 22, 2017 Fired Ferrell, ColinColin Ferrell (Interim)
Arkansas Bielema, BretBret Bielema 000000002017-11-24-0000November 24, 2017 Fired Chad Morris
UCLA Fisch, JeddJedd Fisch (interim) 000000002017-11-25-0000November 25, 2017 Permanent replacement Kelly, ChipChip Kelly
Nebraska Riley, MikeMike Riley 000000002017-11-25-0000November 25, 2017 Fired Frost, ScottScott Frost
Arizona State Graham, ToddTodd Graham 000000002017-11-26-0000November 26, 2017 Fired Edwards, HermHerm Edwards
Florida Shannon, RandyRandy Shannon (interim) 000000002017-11-26-0000November 26, 2017 Permanent replacement Mullen, DanDan Mullen
Mississippi State Mullen, DanDan Mullen 000000002017-11-26-0000November 26, 2017 Hired by Florida Moorhead, JoeJoe Moorhead
Rice Bailiff, DavidDavid Bailiff 000000002017-11-27-0000November 27, 2017 Fired Mike Bloomgren
Texas A&M Sumlin, KevinKevin Sumlin 000000002017-11-27-0000November 27, 2017 Fired Fisher, JimboJimbo Fisher
Oregon State Hall, CoryCory Hall (interim) 000000002017-11-30-0000November 30, 2017 Permanent replacement Smith, JonathanJonathan Smith
UCF Frost, ScottScott Frost 000000002017-12-02-0000December 2, 2017 Hired by Nebraska Heupel, JoshJosh Heupel
Louisiana–Lafayette Hudspeth, MarkMark Hudspeth 000000002017-12-02-0000December 2, 2017 Fired Billy Napier
Florida State Haggins, OdellOdell Haggins (interim) 000000002017-12-05-0000December 5, 2017 Permanent replacement Taggart, WillieWillie Taggart
Oregon Taggart, WillieWillie Taggart 000000002017-12-05-0000December 5, 2017 Hired by Florida State Mario Cristobal [a]
Arkansas Rhoads, PaulPaul Rhoads (Interim) 000000002017-12-06-0000December 6, 2017 Permanent replacement Morris, ChadChad Morris
UTEP Price, MikeMike Price 000000002017-12-06-0000December 6, 2017 Permanent replacement Dimel, DanaDana Dimel
Tennessee Hoke, BradyBrady Hoke (interim) 000000002017-12-07-0000December 7, 2017 Permanent replacement Pruitt, JeremyJeremy Pruitt
SMU Traylor, JeffJeff Traylor (interim) 000000002017-12-12-0000December 12, 2017 Permanent replacement Dykes, SonnySonny Dykes
Kent State Ferrell, ColinColin Ferrell (Interim) 000000002017-12-21-0000December 21, 2017 Permanent replacement Lewis, SeanSean Lewis
Arizona Rodriguez, RichRich Rodriguez 000000002018-01-02-0000January 2, 2018 Fired TBA
Jump up ^ Interim for remainder of season; interim tag removed on December 8, 2017.
Awards and honors[edit]
Heisman Trophy[edit]
The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player. Finalists:
Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
Bryce Love, RB, Stanford
Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
Other overall[edit]
Archie Griffin Award (MVP): Finalists:
AP Player of the Year:
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
Chic Harley Award (Player of the Year):
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
Maxwell Award (top player): Finalists:
Saquon Barkley, Penn State
Bryce Love, Stanford
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
SN Player of the Year:
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
Walter Camp Award (top player): Finalists:
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
Special overall[edit]
Burlsworth Trophy (top player who began as walk-on): Finalists:
Luke Falk, QB, Washington State
Troy Fumagalli, TE, Wisconsin
Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
Anthony Miller, WR, Memphis
Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player):
Saquon Barkley, RB/RS, Penn State
Campbell Trophy ("academic Heisman"): Finalists:
Sam Benger, Carnegie Mellon (D-III)
Braxton Berrios, Miami
Mason Hampton, Boise State
Justin Jackson, Northwestern
Micah Kiser, Virginia
Justin Lea, Jacksonville State (FCS)
Brad Lundblade, Oklahoma State
Marcus Martin, Slippery Rock (D-II)
Chandon Sullivan, Georgia State
Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State
Marlon Walls, Stephen F. Austin (FCS)
Chris Weber, Nebraska
Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State (FCS)
Wuerffel Trophy (humanitarian-athlete): Finalists:
Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State
Courtney Love, Kentucky
Drue Tranquill, Notre Dame
Poly POY (Polynesian College Football Player of the Year): Finalists:
Offense[edit]
Quarterback
Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback): Finalists:
J. T. Barrett, Ohio State
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State
Johnny Unitas Award (senior/4th year quarterback): Finalists:
J.T. Barrett, Ohio State
Ryan Finley, NC State
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State
Kellen Moore Award (quarterback):
Manning Award (quarterback): Finalists:
J. T. Barrett, Ohio State
Kelly Bryant, Clemson
Sam Darnold, USC
Jalen Hurts, Alabama
Lamar Jackson, Louisville
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
Trace McSorley, Penn State
McKenzie Milton, UCF
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State
Jarrett Stidham, Auburn
Khalil Tate, Arizona
Sammy Baugh Trophy (passing quarterback):
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State
Running back
Doak Walker Award (running back): Finalists:
Saquon Barkley, Penn State
Bryce Love, Stanford
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
Jim Brown Trophy (running back): Finalists:
Wide receiver
Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver): Finalists:
Michael Gallup, Colorado State
David Sills V, West Virginia
James Washington, Oklahoma State
Tight end
John Mackey Award (tight end): Finalists:
Mark Andrews, Oklahoma
Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin
Mike Gesicki, Penn State
Lineman
Dave Rimington Trophy (center): Finalists:
Billy Price, Ohio State
Defense[edit]
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player): Finalists:
Bradley Chubb, NC State
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
Josey Jewell, Iowa
Ed Oliver, Houston
Roquan Smith, Georgia
Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player): Finalists:
Bradley Chubb, NC State
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
Roquan Smith, Georgia
Lott Trophy (defensive impact): Finalists:
Josey Jewell, Iowa
Defensive line
Bill Willis Award (defensive lineman):
Christian Wilkins, Clemson
Dick Butkus Award (linebacker): Finalists:
Devin Bush Jr., Michigan
Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech
T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin
Dorian O'Daniel, Clemson
Roquan Smith, Georgia
Jack Lambert Trophy (linebacker):
Josey Jewell, Iowa
Ted Hendricks Award (defensive end): Finalists:
Bradley Chubb, NC State
Defensive back
Paycom Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back): Finalists:
DeShon Elliott, Texas
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
Josh Jackson, Iowa
Jack Tatum Trophy (defensive back):
Josh Jackson, Iowa
Special teams[edit]
Jet Award (return specialist): Finalists:
Lou Groza Award (placekicker): Finalists:
Daniel Carlson, Auburn
Dominik Eberle, Utah State
Matt Gay, Utah
Ray Guy Award (punter): Finalists:
Michael Dickson, Texas
JK Scott, Alabama
Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah
Peter Mortell Award (holder)
Mac Loudermilk (UCF)
Connor McGinnis (Oklahoma)
Montgomery VanGorder (Notre Dame)
Other positional awards[edit]
Outland Trophy (interior lineman on either offense or defense): Finalists:
Orlando Brown, Oklahoma
Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
Ed Oliver, Houston
Coaches[edit]
AFCA Coach of the Year:
AP Coach of the Year: Finalists:
Scott Frost, UCF
Kirby Smart, Georgia
Dabo Swinney, Clemson
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year: Scott Frost, UCF
Home Depot Coach of the Year: Scott Frost, UCF
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award: Scott Frost, UCF
Sporting News Coach of the Year: Kirby Smart, Georgia
Walter Camp Coach of the Year: Mark Richt, Miami (FL)
Assistants[edit]
AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year: Van Malone, DC, SMU
Broyles Award: Tony Elliott, OC, Clemson
All-Americans[edit]
Main article: 2017 College Football All-America Team
Television viewers and ratings[edit]
Most watched regular season games[edit]
Rank
Date
Matchup
Network
Viewers (millions)
TV Rating[33]
Significance
1 November 25, 3:30 ET #1 Alabama 14 #6 Auburn 26 CBS 13.66 7.6 Iron Bowl/College GameDay
2 September 2, 8:00 ET #3 Florida State 7 #1 Alabama 24 ABC 12.34 6.9 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game/College GameDay
3 November 25, 12:00 ET Michigan 20 #9 Ohio State 31 FOX 10.51 6.1 The Game
4 October 28, 3:30 ET #2 Penn State 38 #6 Ohio State 39 9.87 5.8 Rivalry/College GameDay
5 December 9, 3:00 ET Army 14 Navy 13 CBS 8.42 5.2 Army–Navy Game/College GameDay
6 September 9, 7:30 ET #5 Oklahoma 31 #2 Ohio State 16 ABC 8.08 4.6 College GameDay
7 September 2, 3:30 ET #11 Michigan 33 #17 Florida 17 7.65 4.9 Advocare Classic
8 November 11, 3:30 ET #1 Georgia 17 #10 Auburn 40 CBS 7.41 4.4 Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
9 November 11, 7:00 ET #2 Alabama 31 #16 Mississippi State 24 ESPN 7.03 3.9 Rivalry
10 October 21, 7:30 ET #19 Michigan 13 #2 Penn State 42 ABC 6.95 3.9 College GameDay
Conference championship games[edit]
Rank
Date
Matchup
Network
Viewers (millions)
TV Rating[34]
Conference
Location
1 December 2, 4:00 ET #6 Georgia (East) 28 #2 Auburn (West) 7 CBS 13.47 8.0 SEC Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
2 December 2, 8:00 ET #8 Ohio State (East) 27 #4 Wisconsin (West) 21 FOX 12.92 7.3 Big Ten Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
3 December 2, 12:30 ET #11 TCU (#2 seed) 17 #3 Oklahoma (#1 seed) 41 5.90 3.8 Big 12 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
4 December 2, 8:00 ET #7 Miami (Coastal) 3 #1 Clemson (Atlantic) 38 ABC 5.43 3.2 ACC Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
5 December 1, 8:00 ET #12 Stanford (North) 28 #10 USC (South) 31 ESPN 3.66 2.3 Pac-12 Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
6 December 2, 12:00 ET #20 Memphis (West) 55 #14 UCF (East) 62 ABC 3.39 2.3 AAC Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, FL
7 December 2, 12:00 ET Akron (East) 28 Toledo (West) 45 ESPN 0.65 0.5 MAC Ford Field, Detroit, MI
8 December 2, 7:45 ET #25 Fresno State (West) 14 Boise State (Mountain) 17 0.62 0.4 MW Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID
9 December 2, 12:00 ET North Texas (West) 17 Florida Atlantic (East) 41 ESPN2 0.26 n.a. C-USA FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
College Football Playoff[edit]
Game
Date
Matchup
Network
Viewers (millions)
TV Rating[35]
Location
Rose Bowl (semifinal) January 1, 2018, 5:00 ET #3 Georgia 54 #2 Oklahoma 48 ESPN 26.91 13.7 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Sugar Bowl (semifinal) January 1, 2018, 8:45 ET #4 Alabama 24 #1 Clemson 6 21.47 11.4 Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
National Championship January 8, 2018, 8:00 ET #4 Alabama 26 #3 Georgia 23 Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
See also[edit]
College football portal
2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season
2017 NCAA Division II football season
2017 NCAA Division III football season
2017 NAIA football season
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ This game was originally scheduled to be played at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas: however ongoing flooding resulting from Hurricane Harvey forced its relocation.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "The AP Top 25 Poll". The Associated Press.
Jump up ^ Gillespie, Ryan (January 3, 2018). "UCF national champs? Florida lawmakers could declare it so". Orlando Sentinel.
Jump up ^ Adelson, Andrea (January 3, 2018). "UCF to celebrate perfect season with national title banner, parade". ESPN.
Jump up ^ ncaa.org (March 3, 2017). "Football Rules Committee Recommends Proposals to Enhance Player Safety". ncaa.org. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ Kercheval, Ben (April 14, 2017). "NCAA DI Council approves early signing period for football, prohibits oversigning". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
Jump up ^ Stephenson, Creg (April 14, 2017). "NCAA adopts 10th assistant, restricts off-field staff hires, satellite camps in sweeping vote". The Birmingham News. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
Jump up ^ Rittenberg, Adam (May 8, 2017). "Collegiate Commissioners Association approves early signing period for football". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Coastal Has Football Stadium Expansion Groundbreaking Ceremony" (Press release). Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
Jump up ^ Smith, Jennifer (May 1, 2017). "After 44 years, Commonwealth Stadium has a new name: Kroger Field". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
Jump up ^ Dyer, Jessica (May 3, 2017). "Dream deal for UNM nets $10 million over 10 years". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ "2017 Hawaii at UMass football game moved to Aug. 26". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Brown's last minute TD pass lifts Hawaii over UMass 38-35". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Mangum, Canada lead BYU to 20-6 win over Portland State". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
Jump up ^ "No. 19 S. Florida beats San Jose St. 42-22 after slow start". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Colorado St. opens new stadium by beating Oregon St 87-27". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Stanford to open 2017 season in Australia against Rice". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Christian who? Love stars in No. 14 Stanford's win over Rice". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
Jump up ^ "College football: FBS conferences with fewer than 12 members now able to hold championship game" (Press release). NCAA. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b c "2017 American Athletic Conference Postseason Honors" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. November 29, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "Louisville's Jackson Repeats as ACC Player of the Year" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. November 29, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Miami's Richt Voted ACC Football Coach of the Year" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. November 28, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c "All-Big 12 Football Honors Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. November 30, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Big Ten Announces Football Individual Award Winners" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. November 30, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "FB: 2017 C-USA Individual Awards" (Press release). Conference USA. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
Jump up ^ "FB: UAB's Bill Clark Named Coach of the Year" (Press release). Conference USA. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c "MAC Announces 2017 Postseason Football Awards" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. November 29, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Mountain West Announces 2017 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Awards" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. November 29, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Pac-12 Football Awards and All-Conference Team Announced" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c "2017 SEC Football Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Sun Belt announces 2017 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Awards" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Selection Committee Rankings: Final Top 25 Rankings" (PDF). College Football Playoff. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ Schlabach, Mark (November 26, 2017). "Matt Luke named permanent head coach after Ole Miss finishes 6-6". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
Jump up ^ "College Football TV Ratings". SportsMediaWatch.com. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
Jump up ^ "College Football TV Ratings". SportsMediaWatch.com. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
Jump up ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL TV RATINGS". SportsMediaWatch.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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