# 2017 Maine Black Bears football team

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. They finished the season 4–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 13 New Hampshire | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH (Rivalry) | CSL | L 23–24 | 15,854 |
| September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Bryant* | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FCS | W 60–12 | 6,313 |
| September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 1 James Madison | Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA | MASN | L 10–28 | 25,330 |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Villanova | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | CSL | L 0–31 | 4,505 |
| October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Rhode Island | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FCS | W 51–27 | 9,205 |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Albany | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | ESPN3 | W 12–10 | 8,919 |
| October 28 | Noon | William & Mary | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FCS | W 23–6 | 6,579 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Delaware | Fitzpatrick StadiumPortland, ME | CSL | L 17–31 | 6,300 |
| November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | at UMass* | Fenway ParkBoston, MA | NESN+ | L 31–44 | 12,794 |
| November 18 | Noon | No. 10 Stony Brook | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | MAA | L 19–20 | 4,983 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

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