2008 Maine Black Bears football team

The 2008 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their 16th season under head coach Jack Cosgrove, the Black Bears compiled an 8–5 record (5–3 against conference opponents), finished second in the CAA's North Division, and lost to Northern Iowa in the first round of the NCAA FCS playoffs. Jovan Belcher and Jhamal Fluellen were the team captains.[1]

2008 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth Division
Record8–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
CaptainJovan Belcher, Jhamal Fluellen
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^  6 2   10 3  
No. 18 Maine ^  5 3   8 5  
UMass  4 4   7 5  
Hofstra  2 6   4 8  
Rhode Island  1 7   3 9  
Northeastern  1 7   2 10  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^  8 0   12 2  
No. 6 Villanova ^  7 1   10 3  
No. 1 Richmond ^  6 2   13 3  
No. 20 William & Mary  5 3   7 4  
Delaware  2 6   4 8  
Towson  1 7   3 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Iowa*L 3–4670,585
September 6at Monmouth*W 21–171,945
September 13Stony BrookW 28–136,425
September 20at No. 2 RichmondL 17–448,012
September 27 No. 2 James Madison
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 10–243,188
October 11at No. 20 DelawareW 27–1021,302
October 18Hofstra
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 41–40 2OT
October 25Northeastern
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 20–0
November 1Iona
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 55–7
November 8at No. 13 UMassW 21–209,182
November 15at Rhode IslandNo. 21W 37–7
November 22No. 11 New HampshireNo. 17
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 24–285,719
November 29at No. 4 Northern Iowa*No. 21L 15–408,477

References

  1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
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