American college football season
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]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | at No. 13 New Hampshire | | CSL[2] | L 23–24 | 15,854 |
September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Bryant* | | FCS | W 60–12 | 6,313 |
September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 1 James Madison | | MASN | L 10–28 | 25,330 |
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Villanova | | CSL[2] | L 0–31 | 4,505 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Rhode Island | | FCS | W 51–27 | 9,205 |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Albany | | ESPN3 | W 12–10 | 8,919 |
October 28 | Noon | William & Mary | | FCS | W 23–6 | 6,579 |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Delaware | | CSL[2] | L 17–31 | 6,300 |
November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | at UMass* | | NESN+ | L 31–44 | 12,794 |
November 18 | Noon | No. 10 Stony Brook | | 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
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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 |
| 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]
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