1998 Maine Black Bears football team

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1998 Maine Black Bears football
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record6–5 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joe Gilbert (3rd season)
CaptainMickey Fein, Ves Lugo, Drew O'Connor
Home stadium Alfond Stadium
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
No. 1 UMass x^  6 –2   12 –3  
No. 9 Connecticut x^  6 –2   10 –3  
Maine  3 –5   6 –5  
New Hampshire  3 –5   4 –7  
Rhode Island  2 –6   3 –8  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 Richmond x$^  7 –1   9 –3  
No. 23 Delaware  4 –4   7 –4  
Villanova  4 –4   6 –5  
No. 17 William & Mary  4 –4   7 –4  
Northeastern  3 –5   5 –6  
James Madison  2 –6   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They played their home games at Alfond Stadium as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by sixth-year head coach Jack Cosgrove. The Black Bears finished the season 6–5, 3–5 in conference play, to finish tied for third in the New England Division.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3 Buffalo *
W 30–13
September 12 New Hampshire
W 52–28
September 19 at No. 21 Connecticut
L 27–35
September 26 Dartmouth *
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 14–3
October 3 No. 4 Villanova
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 44–10 [1]
October 10 Rhode Island
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 17–18
October 17 Richmond
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 10–35
October 24 at James Madison
L 28–34 [2]
October 31 at No. 8 Delaware
W 39–27
November 14 at No. 10 UMass
L 34–55
November 21 Northeastern *
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 20–14

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References

  1. ↑ "Maine, Fine (6 TDs) sock it to Villanova". The Boston Globe. October 4, 1998. Retrieved April 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Mistakes prove costly for UMaine". Bangor Daily News. October 26, 1998. Retrieved October 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). Maine Black Bears Athletics. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
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