2002 Maine Black Bears football team

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2002 Maine Black Bears football
A-10 co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 7–31 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
Record11–3 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bobby Wilder (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Rich Nagy (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadium Alfond Stadium
Seasons
←  2001
2003  →
2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Maine $^  7 –2   11 –3  
No. 11 Northeastern $^  7 –2   10 –3  
No. 4 Villanova ^  6 –3   11 –4  
UMass  6 –3   8 –4  
William & Mary  5 –4   6 –5  
Richmond  4 –5   4 –7  
Delaware  4 –5   6 –6  
Hofstra  4 –5   6 –6  
James Madison  4 –6   5 –7  
New Hampshire  2 –7   3 –8  
Rhode Island  1 –8   3 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 111th season and they finished in a tie as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Northeastern. [1] [2] The Black Bears earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to Georgia Southern, 7–31. [1] Maine was led by 10th-year head coach Jack Cosgrove. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31 Central Connecticut *No. 13
W 52–35,710
September 76:00 p.m.No. 10 William & Mary No. 11
W 27–146,326
September 146:00 p.m.at No. 11 Villanova No. 6
W 21–148,515
September 2112:00 p.m.at Howard *No. 4
W 42–122,518
September 28 Rhode Island No. 3
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 31–147,034
October 512:00 p.m.at James Madison No. 3
W 17–614,728 [3]
October 121:00 p.m.at UMass No. 2
L 10–205,183
October 193:30 p.m.at FIU *No. 8
W 33–75,303
October 2612:00 p.m. Hofstra No. 6
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 24–17
November 912:00 p.m. Delaware No. 5
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 13–374,792
November 161:00 p.m.at Richmond No. 11
W 21–143,554
November 23 New Hampshire No. 9
W 31–14
November 301:00 p.m.at No. 5 Appalachian State *No. 7
W 14–134,311 [4]
December 7at No. 3 Georgia Southern *No. 6
L 7–316,708

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "2002 Maine Black Bears football results". College Football Data Warehouse . William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Maine defense prevails". Bangor Daily News. October 7, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Black Bears move on behind Williams TD". The Boston Globe. December 1, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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