The 2017 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented

Robert Morris University Robert Morris University (RMU) is a private university in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1921 and is named after Robert Morris, known as the "financier of the mericanrevolution." It enrolls nearly 5,000 students and offers 60 b ...

during the

2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season The 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Champions ...

. They were led by fourth-year head coach

John Banaszak John Arthur Banaszak (born August 24, 1950) is an American football coach and former player. He was formerly the head football coach at Robert Morris University. Banaszak played in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1 ...

and played their home games at

Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Robert Morris University Colonials football team and men's and women's lacrosse team. The facility opened in 2005 and is named for Colonials ...

. They were a member of the

Northeast Conference The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Foo ...

. 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

Game summaries

Dayton

at Youngstown State

VMI

at North Dakota State

at East Tennessee State

Duquesne

Sacred Heart

at Saint Francis (PA)

at Wagner

Bryant

at Central Connecticut

References

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Robert Morris Colonials football : ''For information on all Robert Morris University sports, see Robert Morris Colonials'' The Robert Morris Colonials football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Robert Morris University located in the U.S. state of Pe ...