2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football team

2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football
2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football
PSAC champion; PSAC East Division champion
PSAC Championship, W 27–7 vs West Chester
NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 17–27 vs. West Florida
Conference	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
	West Division
Ranking
AFCA	No. 3
Record	13–1 (7–0 PSAC)
Head coach	Paul Tortorella (1st season);
Home stadium	Miller Stadium

2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings

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 IUP Crimson Hawks football team represented Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. It was the first season for the team with head coach Paul Tortorella.

Background

In 2016 the Crimson Hawks finished with a 10–2 record including a 6–1 conference record. The team made it PSAC Semi-Finals^[1]

Name	Position	Year	Reason left
Nick Dubowski	LB	Senior	Graduated
Ackeno Robertson	DB	Senior	Graduated
Andrew DeGol	DB	Senior	Graduated
Ryan Stewert	K	Senior	Graduated
Jordan Spangler	P	Senior	Graduated
Ethan Cooper	OL	Senior	Declared for 2017 NFL Draft
Tony Morgante	OL	Senior	Graduated

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Ashland*	No. 9	Miller Stadium Indiana, PA		W 26–23	3,235
September 9	4:00 p.m.	East Stroudsburg*	No. 6	Miller Stadium Indiana, PA		W 38–14	2,636
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Cheyney*	No. 6	Miller Stadium Indiana, PA		W 65–16	1,694
September 23	12:00 p.m.	Edinboro	No. 6	Miller Stadium Indiana, PA		W 38–7	2,126
September 30	TBA	at Seton Hill	No. 4	Offutt Field Greensburg, PA		W 57–14	975
October 7	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 California	No. 4	Miller Field Indiana, PA	ESPN3	W 26–10	4,019
October 14	TBA	at No. 9 Slippery Rock	No. 3	Mihalik-Thompson Stadium Slippery Rock, PA	ESPN3	W 34–17	10,111
October 21	TBA	at Clarion	No. 3	Memorial Field Clarion, PA		W 23–17	1,277
October 28	12:00 p.m.	Gannon	No. 4	Miller Stadium Indiana, Pennsylvania		W 42–26	1,630
November 4	TBA	at Mercyhurst	No. 3	Tullio Field Erie, PA		W 36–10	1,178
September 9	TBA	at West Chester*	No. 3	John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA		W 24–7	5,234
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2017 IUP Crimson Hawks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`1`	Andre Dreuitt-Parks	So
WR	`4`	Allen White	Sr
QB	`5`	Lennie Williams Jr.	Jr
WR	`8`	JoJo Gause	So
RB	`9`	Malik Andersen	So
WR	`11`	Swaneek Brown	Jr
QB	`14`	Mike DeBaugh	Sr
WR	`15`	Devin Altland	Sr
WR	`16`	Caleb Horton	Sr
QB	`18`	Jake Celinolo	Fr
WR	`19`	Miles Williamson	Jr
RB	`23`	Luigi Lista-Brinza	Sr
RB	`26`	Samir Bullock	So
RB	`27`	Chris Temple	Sr
TE	`40`	Rex Pierce	Sr
WR	`45`	Ryan Waltz	Sr
TE	`49`	Ryan Otto	So
G	`54`	Colin McCalister	So
G	`57`	Mike Brown	So
C	`58`	Dan Charmo	Sr
G	`60`	Kidus Woldeyes	Sr
C	`62`	Devon Barnes	Jr
OT	`63`	Joe Paterson	So
OT	`64`	Jeff Arnold	Sr
T/G	`65`	Shaqiun Cooley	Fr
G	`68`	Justin Weldon	Sr
OT	`70`	Luke Milcic	Jr
OT	`73`	Zaire Willis	So
OT	`74`	Gabrielle Diaz	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Mcle Makle	Jr
DB	`2`	Jay Watkins	Sr
DB	`3`	John McDonald-Horer	So
CB	`10`	Andrew Robinson	Fr
CB	`13`	Mike Pietropola	Jr
DB	`17`	Isaiah Stokes	So
DB	`21`	Eric Doe	Sr
CB	`22`	J.R. Stevens	Jr
DB	`23`	Maurice Jones Jr.	Jr
DB	`39`	Morgan Jackson	Fr
LB	`44`	Branden Meyers	Fr
LB	`45`	Diondre Faulk	Fr
DB	`50`	Damon Floyd
DE/DT	`51`	Qwamere Wright-Downing	So
LB	`52`	Zack Weaver	So
DT	`55`	Damian Jones	Jr
DT	`68`	Justin Weldon	Sr
DE	`81`	Malik Allen	Fr
DT/DE	`90`	Dylan Scott	Jr
DE	`91`	DeAndre Easterling	Jr
DT	`92`	Jemal Averette	Sr
DB	`93`	Jordan Devin	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`37`	Dylan Sarka	So
K	`87`	Sean Bowling	Jr
LS	`88`	Noah Bertram	Jr

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