2017 Maine Black Bears football team

The 2017 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Joe Harasymiak and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. Maine initially had a game scheduled on September 30 against Central Florida but that game was canceled on September 14 in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.[1] They finished the season 4–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.

2017 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2017 record	4–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach	Joe Harasymiak (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Liam Coen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Corey Hetherman (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 James Madison $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 11 Stony Brook ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 20 Elon ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 12 New Hampshire ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
Delaware		5	–	3					7	–	4
Richmond		4	–	4					6	–	5
Towson		3	–	5					5	–	6
Villanova		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					4	–	6
Albany		2	–	6					4	–	7
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
William & Mary		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at No. 13 New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH (Rivalry)	CSL[2]	L 23–24	15,854
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Bryant*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	W 60–12	6,313
September 23	1:30 p.m.	at No. 1 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	MASN	L 10–28	25,330
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	CSL[2]	L 0–31	4,505
October 14	3:30 p.m.	Rhode Island	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	W 51–27	9,205
October 21	3:30 p.m.	at Albany	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	ESPN3	W 12–10	8,919
October 28	Noon	William & Mary	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	W 23–6	6,579
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Delaware	Fitzpatrick Stadium Portland, ME	CSL[2]	L 17–31	6,300
November 11	4:00 p.m.	at Massachusetts*	Fenway Park Boston, MA	NESN+	L 31–44	12,794
November 18	Noon	No. 10 Stony Brook	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	MAA	L 19–20	4,983
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	7	3	7	6	23
No. 13 Wildcats	14	3	0	7	24

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	2	7	0	12
Black Bears	14	29	7	10	60

at James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	3	7	0	10
No. 1 Dukes	0	7	7	14	28

at Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	0	0	0	0
No. 12 Wildcats	7	14	7	3	31

Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	7	0	6	27
Black Bears	7	16	28	0	51

at Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	9	0	3	12
Great Danes	7	0	3	0	10

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	3	0	3	0	6
Black Bears	3	10	0	10	23

Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	14	3	14	31
Black Bears	10	0	7	0	17

at UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	7	9	8	7	31
Minutemen	21	3	13	7	44

Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Seawolves	0	7	0	13	20
Black Bears	12	7	0	0	19

References

1. McLaughlin, Ray (September 14, 2017). "Central Florida cancels football game against UMaine". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
2. Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
3. "2017 Maine Football Schedule".