They were led by fourth-year head coach John Bland.
The Choctaws played their home games at Robinson-Hale Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
Mississippi College announced its 2017 football schedule on June 19, 2017.
The schedule consists of four home and six away games in the regular season.
[1] The Choctaws will travel to both non-conference games against Clark Atlanta of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Southwest Baptist of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.