| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Florida Tech Panthers |
| Conference: | Gulf South Conference |
| Short Conf: | GSC |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Head Coach: | Steve Englehart |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Jayson Martin |
| Oc Year: | 5th |
| Def Coach: | Rick Minter |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Florida Tech Panther Stadium |
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 1miles from the Florida Tech campus, and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
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.[1]
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.
Five players from Florida Tech were honored as All-GSC selections by the league's coaches.[2]