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 7:00 p.m. at No. 13 New Hampshire CSL [2] L 23–2415,854 September 9 3:30 p.m. Bryant * FCS W 60–126,313 September 23 1:30 p.m. at No. 1 James Madison MASN L 10–2825,330 October 7 1:00 p.m. at No. 12 Villanova CSL[2] L 0–314,505 October 14 3:30 p.m. Rhode Island FCS W 51–279,205 October 21 3:30 p.m. at Albany ESPN3 W 12–108,919 October 28 Noon William & Mary FCS W 23–66,579 November 4 2:00 p.m. Delaware CSL[2] L 17–316,300 November 11 4:00 p.m. at UMass * NESN+ L 31–4412,794 November 18 Noon No. 10 Stony Brook MAA L 19–204,983 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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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