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
2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at No. 13 New Hampshire
CSL[2]L 23–2415,854
September 93:30 p.m.Bryant*
FCSW 60–126,313
September 231:30 p.m.at No. 1 James Madison
MASNL 10–2825,330
October 71:00 p.m.at No. 12 Villanova
CSL[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 Albany
ESPN3W 12–108,919
October 28NoonWilliam & Mary
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCSW 23–66,579
November 42:00 p.m.Delaware
CSL[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

[3]

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

After the season

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

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6192Jamil DembyTackleLos Angeles Rams

References

  1. ↑ McLaughlin, Ray (September 14, 2017). "Central Florida cancels football game against UMaine". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
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