2017 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

The 2017 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were in their first full season of FCS and Southland Conference eligibility, as they had completed their four-year transition to Division I from Division II. They were led by sixth-year head coach Larry Kennan. They played their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in Southland play to finish in ninth place.

On November 28, head coach Larry Kennan was fired. He finished at Incarnate Word with a six-year record of 20–46.

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Postseason honors
The following Cardinals received postseason honors for the 2017 season:

Associated Press FCS All–America First–Team P Joe Zema – Senior STATS FCS All–America First–Team P Joe Zema – Senior STATS FCS All–America Second–Team KR Desmond Hite – Sophomore AFCA FCS Coaches' All–America Second–Team P Joe Zema – Senior HERO Sports FCS All–America First–Team P Joe Zema – Senior HERO Sports FCS All–America Second–Team KR Desmond Hite – Sophomore All–Southland Conference First–Team P Joe Zema – Senior KR Desmond Hite – Sophomore All–Southland Conference Second–Team AP Desmond Hite – Sophomore All–Southland Conference Honorable Mention RB Derrick Mitchell – Senior OL Terence Hickman II – Sophomore LB Mar'Kel Cooks – Sophomore Athletic Directors Association (ADA) FCS Top Collegiate Punter P Joe Zema – Senior

@ Fresno State
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@ Sacramento State
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@ Stephen F. Austin
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Abilene Christian
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@ Southeastern Louisiana
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Lamar
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@ McNeese State
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Nicholls State
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@ Sam Houston State
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Central Arkansas
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Prairie View A&M
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