2017 Maine Black Bears football team

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2017 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record4–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLiam Coen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCorey Hetherman (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
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

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.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at No. 13 New HampshireCSL[2]L 23–2415,854
September 93:30 p.m.Bryant*FCSW 60–126,313
September 231:30 p.m.at No. 1 James MadisonMASNL 10–2825,330
October 71:00 p.m.at No. 12 VillanovaCSL[2]L 0–314,505
October 143:30 p.m.Rhode Islanddagger
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCSW 51–279,205
October 213:30 p.m.at AlbanyESPN3W 12–108,919
October 28NoonWilliam & Mary
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCSW 23–66,579
November 42:00 p.m.DelawareCSL[2]L 17–316,300
November 114:00 p.m.at UMass*NESN+L 31–4412,794
November 18NoonNo. 10 Stony Brook
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
MAAL 19–204,983
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries[edit]

At New Hampshire[edit]

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

Bryant[edit]

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

At James Madison[edit]

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

At Villanova[edit]

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

Rhode Island[edit]

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

At Albany[edit]

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

William & Mary[edit]

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

Delaware[edit]

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

At UMass[edit]

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

Stony Brook[edit]

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

After the season[edit]

The following Black Bear was selected in the 2018 NFL Draft after the season.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 192 Jamil Demby Tackle Los Angeles Rams

References[edit]

  1. ^ McLaughlin, Ray (September 14, 2017). "Central Florida cancels football game against UMaine". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Maine Football Schedule".
  4. ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.