Currentseason: | 2024 Maine Black Bears football team |
Teamname: | Maine Black Bears |
Firstyear: | 1892 |
Athleticdirector: | Samantha Hegmann |
Headcoach: | Jordan Stevens |
Headcoachyear: | 3rd |
Hcwins: | 4 |
Hclosses: | 18 |
Stadium: | Alfond Stadium |
Stadcapacity: | 8,419 |
Stadsurface: | FieldTurf |
Ncaadivision: | I FCS |
Conference: | Coastal Athletic Association |
Websitename: | GoBlackBears.com |
Websiteurl: | https://goblackbears.com/sports/football |
Atwins: | 571 |
Atlosses: | 416 |
Atties: | 33 |
Playoffs: | 5–8 |
Conftitles: | 13 |
Fightsong: | Maine Stein Song / For Maine! |
Mascotdisplay: | Bananas T. Bear |
Marchingband: | Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band |
Rivalries: | New Hampshire Wildcats |
Stadiums: | Alfond Sports Stadium |
Fieldname: | Morse Field |
The Maine Black Bears football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Maine located in the U.S. state of Maine. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Coastal Athletic Association. Maine's first football team was fielded in 1892. The team plays its home games at the 8,419 seat Alfond Stadium in Orono, Maine.
See also: List of Maine Black Bears football seasons.
The Black Bears have appeared in the Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs eight times. They have a 5–8 record in playoff games.
First Round | L 28–31 | |||
First Round | L 35–38 | |||
First Round Quarterfinals | W 14–10 L 28–56 | |||
First Round Quarterfinals | W 14–13 L 7–31 | |||
First Round | L 15–40 | |||
Second Round Quarterfinals | W 34–12 L 23–35 | |||
Second Round | L 27–41 | |||
Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals | W 55–27 W 23–18 L 19–50 |
Maine has participated in one bowl game. Their record is 0–1.
1965 | Tangerine Bowl | East Carolina | L 0–31 |
Maine has won thirteen conference championships, seven shared and six outright.[1]
1949† | David M. Nelson | 2–4–1 | 2–0–1 | ||
1951 | Yankee Conference | Harold Westerman | 6–0–1 | 3–0–1 | |
1952† | Yankee Conference | Harold Westerman | 4–3 | 3–1 | |
1961 | Yankee Conference | Harold Westerman | 8–0–1 | 5–0 | |
1965 | Yankee Conference | Harold Westerman | 8–2 | 5–0 | |
1974† | Yankee Conference | Walter Abbott | 4–6 | 4–2 | |
1982 | Yankee Conference | Ron Rogerson | 7–4 | 3–2 | |
1987† | Yankee Conference | Tim Murphy | 8–4 | 6–1 | |
1989† | Yankee Conference | Tom Lichtenberg | 9–3 | 6–2 | |
2001† | Atlantic 10 Conference | 9–3 | 7–2 | ||
2002† | Atlantic 10 Conference | 11–3 | 7–2 | ||
Coastal Athletic Association | 10–3 | 7–1 | |||
Coastal Athletic Association | 8–3 | 7–1 |
See main article: Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket.
Notable alumni include:
Announced schedules as of August 12, 2023.[2]
Colgate | at Georgia Southern | at Boston College | at Akron | at Boston College | |||
at Montana State | |||||||
at Oklahoma |