2017 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
| 2017 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football | |
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NEC champion | |
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 0–14 vs. New Hampshire | |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (6–0 NEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ryan McCarthy |
| Defensive coordinator | Andrew Christ |
| Home stadium | Arute Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Syracuse* | ACC Extra | L 7–50 | 30,273 | |
| September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Fordham* | NECFR | L 31–38 | 4,414 | |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Youngstown State* | ESPN3 | L 9–59 | 15,377 | |
| September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Walsh* |
| NECFR | W 57–6 | 2,654 |
| September 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart |
| ESPN3 | W 26–15 | 3,063 |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Penn* |
| NECFR | W 42–21 | 4,917 |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Wagner | NECFR | W 51–45 4OT | 2,562 | |
| October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Bryant |
| NECFR | W 31–14 | 3,152 |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Saint Francis |
| NECFR | W 28–10 | 2,211 |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duquesne | ESPN3 | W 28–27 | 1,423 | |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Robert Morris |
| NECFR | W 42–14 | 2,214 |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 21 New Hampshire* | ESPN3 | L 0–14 | 2,385 | |
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