2017 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

2017 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
NEC champion
Conference Northeast Conference
2017 record 8–4 (6–0 NEC)
Head coach Pete Rossomando (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Ryan McCarthy
Defensive coordinator Andrew Christ
Home stadium Arute Field
(Capacity: 5,500)
2017 NEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Central Connecticut $^  6 –0     8 –3  
Bryant  4 –2     6 –5  
Duquesne  4 –2     7 –4  
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
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represented Central Connecticut State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Pete Rossomando and played their home games at Arute Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 6–0 in NEC play to win the conference title. They received the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, their first FCS playoff appearance in school history, where they were defeated by New Hampshire in the First Round.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 p.m. at Syracuse* Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACC Extra L 7–50   30,273
September 9 Noon Fordham* Arute Field • New Britain, CT NECFR L 31–38   4,414
September 16 2:00 p.m. at No. 6 Youngstown State* Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 L 9–59   15,377
September 23 Noon Walsh* Arute Field • New Britain, CT NECFR W 57–6   2,654
September 30 5:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Campus Field • Fairfield, CT (Constitution State Rivalry) ESPN3 W 26–15   3,063
October 7 1:00 p.m. Penn*dagger Arute Field • New Britain, CT NECFR W 42–21   4,917
October 14 6:00 p.m. at Wagner Wagner College Stadium • Staten Island, NY NECFR W 51–45 4OT  2,562
October 21 Noon Bryant Arute Field • New Britain, CT NECFR W 31–14   3,152
November 4 Noon Saint Francis Arute Field • New Britain, CT NECFR W 28–10   2,211
November 11 Noon at Duquesne Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 W 28–27   1,423
November 18 Noon Robert Morris Arute Field • New Britain, CT NECFR W 42–14   2,214
November 25 2:00 p.m. at No. 21 New Hampshire* Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 L 0–14   2,385
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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