| Year: | 1946 |
| Team: | West Chester Golden Rams |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | PSAC |
| Record: | 9–4 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1 |
| Head Coach: | Bill Zwaan |
| Hc Year: | 15th |
| Stadium: | John A. Farrell Stadium |
| Champion: | PSAC East Division co-champion |
| Conf Champ: | PSAC Championship Game |
| Conf Champ Result: | L 7–24 vs IUP |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division II Second Round |
| Bowl Result: | L 10–44 at IUP |
The 2017 West Chester Golden Rams football team represented West Chester University in member of the East Division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Bill Zwaan, the Golden Rams compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the PSAC East Division title with Shippensburg. West Chester advanced to the PSAC Championship Game, where the Golden Rams lost to IUP. The team received a bid to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, beating Shippensburg in the first round before again losing to IUP in the second round.
In 2016 the Golden Rams finished with an 8–3 including an impressive 6–1 conference record, including a 6-game end of the year winning streak while averaging 33 points per games and holding opponents to under 14 point in each of their last six games.[1]