2017 Maine Black Bears football team

2017 Maine Black Bears football
2017 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
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
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

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 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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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 at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium 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 UMass*	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 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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