2017 Robert Morris Colonials football team

2017 Robert Morris Colonials football
Conference	Northeast Conference
2017 record	2–9 (0–6 NEC)
Head coach	John Banaszak (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Miller (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Scott Farison (11th season)
Home stadium	Joe Walton Stadium (Capacity: 3,000)
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

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

The 2017 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach John Banaszak and played their home games at Joe Walton Stadium. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 0–6 in NEC play to finish in last place.

On November 19, head coach John Banaszak announced his retirement. He finished at Robert Morris with a four-year record of 8–34.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	Noon	Dayton*	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	W 13–10	1,929
September 9	2:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	L 0–30	13,900
September 16	3:00 p.m.	VMI*	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	W 23–0	2,634
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 North Dakota State*	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN3	L 0–56	18,308
October 7	3:30 p.m.	at East Tennessee State*	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	L 3–16	8,540
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	ESPN3	L 14–51	3,057
October 21	Noon	Sacred Heart	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA		L 14–21	1,288
October 28	Noon	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field Loretto, PA		L 7–36	1,655
November 4	Noon	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY		L 7–27	1,803
November 11	Noon	Bryant	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA		L 17–42	1,191
November 18	Noon	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT		L 14–42	2,214
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries[]

Dayton[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	7	3	0	0	10
Colonials	0	3	7	3	13

at Youngstown State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	0	0
No. 8 Penguins	6	7	3	14	30

VMI[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	0	0	0	0
Colonials	14	0	6	3	23

at North Dakota State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	0	0
No. 2 Bison	35	14	7	0	56

at East Tennessee State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	3	3
Buccaneers	3	7	6	0	16

Duquesne[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	7	27	7	10	51
Colonials	7	0	0	7	14

Sacred Heart[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	0	0	0	21	21
Colonials	0	6	0	8	14

at Saint Francis (PA)[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	7	0	0	0	7
Red Flash	10	7	12	7	36

at Wagner[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	13	7	7	0	27

Bryant[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	7	21	42
Colonials	0	14	0	3	17

at Central Connecticut[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	7	0	7	0	14
Blue Devils	7	21	7	7	42

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