2017 Robert Morris Colonials football team

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.

2017 Robert Morris Colonials football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	2–9 (0–6 NEC)
Head coach	John Banaszak (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Miller (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Scott Farison (11th season)
Home stadium	Joe Walton Stadium

2017 Northeast Conference football standings

	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

On November 19, 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	12:00 p.m.	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	12:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA		L 14–21	1,288
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field Loretto, PA		L 7–36	1,655
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY		L 7–27	1,803
November 11	12:00 p.m.	Bryant	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA		L 17–42	1,191
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT		L 14–42	2,214
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Dayton

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

See also: 2017 Dayton Flyers football team

At Youngstown State

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

See also: 2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team

VMI

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

See also: 2017 VMI Keydets football team

At North Dakota State

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

See also: 2017 North Dakota State Bison football team

At East Tennessee State

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

See also: 2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Duquesne

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

See also: 2017 Duquesne Dukes football team

Sacred Heart

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

See also: 2017 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

At Saint Francis (PA)

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

See also: 2017 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

At Wagner

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

See also: 2017 Wagner Seahawks football team

Bryant

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

See also: 2017 Bryant Bulldogs football team

At Central Connecticut

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

See also: 2017 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team