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The 2017 Florida Tech Panthers football team represented Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) during the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Steve Englehart. The Panthers played their home games at Florida Tech Panther Stadium, approximately one mile (1.6 km) from the Florida Tech campus, and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
Schedule
Florida Tech announced its 2017 football schedule on April 11, 2017. The schedule consists of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Panthers will host GSC foes Shorter, West Alabama, West Florida, and West Georgia, and will travel to Delta State, Mississippi College, North Alabama, and Valdosta State.
The Panthers will host only one non-conference game against Virginia University of Lynchburg and travel to McNeese State of the Southland Conference and North Greenville whom is independent from a conference.
Rankings
Game summaries
= Virginia-Lynchburg
== At McNeese State
== Shorter
== At Mississippi College
== West Florida
== At North Alabama
== At North Greenville
== West Alabama
== At Valdosta State
== West Georgia
== At Delta State
=Awards and milestones
= Gulf South Conference honors
=Five players from Florida Tech were honored as All-GSC selections by the league's coaches.
Gulf South Conference All-Conference First Team
Antwuan Haynes, RB
Adonis Davis, DL
Gulf South Conference All-Conference Second Team
Romell Guerrier, WR
Kevin Purlett, TE
J.T. Hassell, LB
Gulf South Conference offensive player of the week
September 18: Antwuan Haynes
October 16: Mark Cato
October 23: Mark Cato
Gulf South Conference defensive player of the week
October 16: Adonis Davis
Gulf South Conference special teams player of the week
September 4: Max Erdman