2008 Maine Black Bears football team

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2008 Maine Black Bears football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth Division
Record8–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
CaptainJovan Belcher, Jhamal Fluellen
Home stadium Alfond Stadium
Seasons
  2007
2009  
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

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3012:00 p.m.at Iowa * BTN L 3–4670,585
September 61:00 p.m.at Monmouth *W 21–171,945
September 136:00 p.m. Stony Brook WABI-TV/Big South NetW 28–136,425
September 203:00 p.m.at No. 2 Richmond L 17–448,012
September 276:00 p.m. No. 2 James Madison
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 10–243,188
October 116:00 p.m.at No. 20 Delaware CN8 W 27–1021,302
October 183:00 p.m. Hofstra
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 41–40 2OT3,690
October 25 Northeastern
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 20–0
November 1 Iona
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 55–7
November 812:00 p.m.at No. 13 UMass CSN NE/CSN MA W 21–209,182
November 15at Rhode Island No. 21W 37–7
November 2212:00 p.m.No. 11 New Hampshire No. 17
L 24–285,719
November 295:05 p.m.at No. 4 Northern Iowa *No. 21L 15–408,477

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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.