2017 Bryant Bulldogs football team

2017 Northeast Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – FCS playoff participant;

The 2017 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach James Perry and played their home games at Beirne Stadium. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–2 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	3:00 p.m.	Merrimack*	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	W 49–41	6,432
September 9	3:30 p.m.	at Maine*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	L 12–60	6,313
September 16	12:30 p.m.	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence	ILN	L 23–28	3,770
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Fordham*	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	W 45–40	7,532
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at No. 15 New Hampshire*	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	ESPN3	L 17–45	7,951
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	L 14–30	3,069
October 21	Noon	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT		L 14–31	3,152
October 28	Noon	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	ESPN3	W 31–16	1,888
November 4	Noon	Sacred Heart	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN3	W 48–45	1,136
November 11	Noon	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA		W 42–17	1,191
November 18	Noon	Duquesne	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	W 38–29	983
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "2017 Bryant Bulldogs Football Schedule". Bryant University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2017.

2017 Northeast Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Central Connecticut $^		6	–	0		8	–	3
Duquesne		4	–	2		7	–	4
Bryant		4	–	2		6	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)		3	–	3		5	–	6
Sacred Heart		2	–	4		4	–	7
Wagner		2	–	4		4	–	7
Robert Morris		0	–	6		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant