With a conference record of 10–0, they were named MEC champions for the third straight year[1] and advanced to the Division II Playoffs, losing in the first round to Findlay.
[2] After finishing the 2016 season with a record of 13–1, with the only loss coming in the semifinals to North Alabama, the Rams were ranked #7 in the preseason poll.
[3] The 2017 regular season for the Rams consisted of 10 games against Mountain East Conference foes.
The Rams went undefeated in the regular season and were given the second seed in Super Region I in the 2017 NCAA Division II football playoffs.
[4] Despite going undefeated in the regular season and finishing #2 in the country,[5] the Rams hosted a game in the first round of the playoffs, against seventh-seeded Findlay.