| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | West Alabama Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Gulf South Conference |
| Short Conf: | GSC |
| Afcarank: | 12 |
| Record: | 10–3 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Brett Gilliland |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Don Bailey |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Steve Sisa |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Tiger Stadium |
| Champion: | GSC champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal |
| Bowl Result: | L 21–28 vs. West Florida |
The 2017 West Alabama Tigers football team represented the University of West Alabama in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Brett Gilliland. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
West Alabama announced its 2017 football schedule on January 13, 2017. The schedule consists of both five home and six away games in the regular season. The Tigers hosted GSC foes Mississippi College, Shorter, West Florida, and West Georgia and traveled to Delta State, Florida Tech, North Alabama, and Valdosta State[1]
The Tigers only hosted one of the three non-conference games against North Greenville which is independent from a conference and traveled to two games against Lenoir-Rhyne from the South Atlantic Conference and Samford from the Southern Conference.