2015 Maine Black Bears football team

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2015 Maine Black Bears football
Maine Black Bears script.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record3–8 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Bourgoin
Defensive coordinatorJoe Harasymiak
Home stadium Alfond Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Richmond +^  6 2   10 4  
No. 11 James Madison +^  6 2   9 3  
No. 12 William & Mary +^  6 2   9 4  
Towson  5 3   7 4  
New Hampshire ^  5 3   7 5  
Villanova  5 3   6 5  
Stony Brook  3 5   5 5  
Delaware  3 5   4 7  
Elon  3 5   4 7  
Maine  3 5   3 8  
Albany  2 6   3 8  
Rhode Island  1 7   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 23rd-year head coach Jack Cosgrove and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place.

Contents

On November 24, head coach Jack Cosgrove resigned to become the Senior Associate Director of Athletics at Maine. [1] He finished his coaching career at Maine with a record of 129–135 in 23 seasons.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 51:00 pmat Boston College * ESPN3 L 3–2429,626
September 198:00 pmat Tulane *ESPN3L 7–3821,114
September 263:30 pm Rhode Island ASN W 27–177,535
October 33:30 pmat No. 19 Richmond WVII L 17–487,228
October 103:30 pmat Albany W 39–78,500
October 173:30 pm Yale *
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
BBTV L 10–217,351
October 2412:30 pm Stony Brook
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
BBTVW 23–104,144
October 317:30 pmat Villanova NBCSN L 3–134,309
November 77:00 pm Towson
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
ASNL 7–103,196
November 1412:30 pm Elon
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
BBTVL 22–273,131
November 211:00 pmat New Hampshire L 6–227,594

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Game summaries

Boston College

1234Total
Black Bears30003
Eagles01001424

Tulane

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Black Bears70007
Green Wave32114038

Rhode Island

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Rams307717
Black Bears1437327

Richmond

1234Total
Black Bears737017
#19 Spiders146141448

Albany

1234Total
Black Bears2039739
Great Danes07007

Yale

1234Total
Bulldogs0361221
Black Bears073010

Stony Brook

1234Total
Seawolves0100010
Black Bears3071323

Villanova

1234Total
Black Bears03003
Wildcats600713

Towson

1234Total
Tigers037010
Black Bears00077

Elon

1234Total
Phoenix71001027
Black Bears0031922

New Hampshire

1234Total
Black Bears00066
Wildcats766322

After the season

The following Black Bear was selected in the 2016 NFL Draft after the season. [3]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
7239 Trevor Bates Linebacker Indianapolis Colts

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References

  1. "Maine". Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  2. "2015 Maine Football Schedule". Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  3. "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.