This is a list of seasons completed by the Maine Black Bears football team, which represents the University of Maine of Orono, Maine, in intercollegiate football in the United States.
National Champions | Conference Champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
Season | Year | Head Coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
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Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
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1892 | 1892 | Chesley Johnston | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1893 | 1893 | Wildes Veazie | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1894 | 1894 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1895 | 1895 | P. Folsom | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1896 | 1896 | Jack Abbott | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |||||||
1897 | 1897 | Harry Orman Robinson | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1898 | 1898 | Jim Coombs | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1899 | 1899 | W. B. Hopkins | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1900 | 1900 | Ernest Burton | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1901 | 1901 | John Wells Farley | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1902 | 1902 | Edward N. Robinson | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1903 | 1903 | John Wells Farley | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1904 | 1904 | Emmett O. King | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1905 | 1905 | Frank McCoy | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
1906 | 1906 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
1907 | 1907 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
1908 | 1908 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
1909 | 1909 | George Schildmiller | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
1910 | 1910 | Edgar Wingard | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |||||||
1911 | 1911 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
1912 | 1912 | Thomas J. Riley | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1913 | 1913 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
1914 | 1914 | Eddie Cochems | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1915 | 1915 | Tommy Hughitt | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1916 | 1916 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
1917 | 1917 | Thomas A. McCann | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1918 | 1918 | Donald R. Aldworth | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1919 | 1919 | James A. Baldwin | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1920 | 1920 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
1921 | 1921 | Fred Brice | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
1922 | 1922 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
1923 | 1923 | New England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||
1924 | 1924 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1925 | 1925 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
1926 | 1926 | 7 | 1 | 0 | T–2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1927 | 1927 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1928 | 1928 | 4 | 1 | 2 | T–1st | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | ||||
1929 | 1929 | 2 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1930 | 1930 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1931 | 1931 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1932 | 1932 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | ||||
1933 | 1933 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1934 | 1934 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1935 | 1935 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1936 | 1936 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1937 | 1937 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2nd | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
1938 | 1938 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1939 | 1939 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1940 | 1940 | 1 | 6 | 0 | T–3rd | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1941 | 1941 | George E. Allen | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
1942 | 1942 | William C. Kenyon | 2 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
1943 | 1943 | Samuel Sezak | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||
1944 | 1944 | William C. Kenyon | 2 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
1945 | 1945 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3rd | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1946 | 1946 | George E. Allen | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
1947 | 1947 | Yankee | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
1948 | 1948 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1949 | 1949 | David M. Nelson | 2 | 4 | 1 | T–1st | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |||
1950 | 1950 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1951 | 1951 | Harold Westerman | 6 | 0 | 1 | T–1st | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |||
1952 | 1952 | 4 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1953 | 1953 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
1954 | 1954 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1955 | 1955 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
1956 | 1956 | NCAA | College | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||
1957 | 1957 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1958 | 1958 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1959 | 1959 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||||
1960 | 1960 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1961 | 1961 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1962 | 1962 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1963 | 1963 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1964 | 1964 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1965 | 1965 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost Tangerine Bowl | — | ||||
1966 | 1966 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1967 | 1967 | Walter Abbott | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
1968 | 1968 | 3 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1969 | 1969 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1970 | 1970 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1971 | 1971 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1972 | 1972 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1973 | 1973 | Division II | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
1974 | 1974 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–1st | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1975 | 1975 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–4th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1976 | 1976 | Jack Bicknell | 6 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
1977 | 1977 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–4th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1978 | 1978 | Division I-AA | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6th | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
1979 | 1979 | 2 | 9 | 0 | T–5th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1980 | 1980 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1981 | 1981 | Ron Rogerson | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
1982 | 1982 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–1st | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1983 | 1983 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | ||||
1984 | 1984 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1985 | 1985 | Buddy Teevens | 6 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
1986 | 1986 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1987 | 1987 | Tim Murphy | 8 | 4 | 0 | T–1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I-AA First Round | #13 | |||
1988 | 1988 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1989 | 1989 | Tom Lichtenberg | 9 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I-AA First Round | #8 | |||
1990 | 1990 | Kirk Ferentz | 3 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
1991 | 1991 | 3 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1992 | 1992 | 6 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1993 | 1993 | Jack Cosgrove | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
1994 | 1994 | 3 | 8 | 0 | T–8th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1995 | 1995 | 3 | 8 | 0 | T–11th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1996 | 1996 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1997 | 1997 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1998 | 1998 | 6 | 5 | 0 | T–7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1999 | 1999 | Atlantic 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
2000 | 2000 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2001 | 2001 | 9 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | #10 | ||||
2002 | 2002 | 11 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | #6 | ||||
2003 | 2003 | 7 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2004 | 2004 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2005 | 2005 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2006 | 2006 | Division I FCS | 6 | 5 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
2007 | 2007 | CAA | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
2008 | 2008 | 8 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I FCS First Round | #18 | ||||
2009 | 2009 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2010 | 2010 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 9th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2011 | 2011 | 9 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I FCS Quarterfinals | #13 / #13 | ||||
2012 | 2012 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2013 | 2013 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I FCS Second Round | #12 / #11 | ||||
2014 | 2014 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2015 | 2015 | 3 | 8 | 0 | T–8th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2016 | 2016 | Joe Harasymiak | 6 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
2017 | 2017 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2018 | 2018 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I FCS Semifinals | #4 / #5 | ||||
2019 | 2019 | Nick Charlton | 6 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
2020 | 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2021 | 2021 | 6 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2022 | 2022 | Jordan Stevens | 2 | 9 | 0 | T–10th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
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The 1915 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1915 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3 record. Charles Ruffner was the team captain.
The 1912 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as an independent during the 1912 college football season. The team compiled a 7–1 record and shut out six of its eight opponents. Its only setback was a 7–0 loss on the road against national champion, Harvard. Thomas J. Riley was the coach, and Thomas Shepard was the team captain.
The 1961 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. In its 11th season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled an 8–0–1 record and won the Yankee Conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Robert Kinney and David Cloutier were the team captains.
The 1965 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In its 15th season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled an 8–2 record, won the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to East Carolina in the 1965 Tangerine Bowl. Alan Riley and Walter Hirst were the team captains.
The 1987 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Tim Murphy, the Black Bears compiled a 8–4 record, tied for the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to Georgia Southern in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs. Bob Wilder and Steve Violette were the team captains.