The Maine Black Bears football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Maine located in the U.S. state of Maine. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference. Maine's first football team was fielded in 1892. The team plays its home games at the 8,419 seat Alfond Stadium in Orono, Maine.
History
Conference affiliations 1892: Independent 1893–1946: Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1947–1996: Yankee Conference 1997–2006: Atlantic 10 Conference 2007–present: Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference
Playoffs The Black Bears have appeared in the Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs eight times. They have a 5–8 record in playoff games.
1987 First Round Georgia Southern L 28–31 1989 First Round Southwest Missouri State L 35–38 2001 First RoundQuarterfinals McNeese StateNorthern Iowa W 14–10L 28–56 2002 First RoundQuarterfinals Appalachian StateGeorgia Southern W 14–13L 7–31 2008 First Round Northern Iowa L 15–40 2011 Second RoundQuarterfinals Appalachian StateGeorgia Southern W 34–12L 23–35 2013 Second Round New Hampshire L 27–41 2018 Second RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals Jacksonville StateWeber StateEastern Washington W 55–27W 23–18L 19–50
Bowl games Maine has participated in one bowl game. Their record is 0–1. 1965Tangerine BowlEast CarolinaL 0–31
Conference championships Maine has won thirteen conference championships, seven shared and six outright. 1949†Yankee Conference David M. Nelson2–4–12–0–1 1951 Yankee Conference Harold Westerman6–0–1 3–0–1 1952† Yankee ConferenceHarold Westerman4–3 3–1 1961 Yankee ConferenceHarold Westerman8–0–15–0 1965 Yankee ConferenceHarold Westerman8–25–0 1974† Yankee ConferenceWalter Abbott4–64–21982 Yankee ConferenceRon Rogerson7–43–21987† Yankee ConferenceTim Murphy8–46–11989† Yankee ConferenceTom Lichtenberg9–36–22001† Atlantic 10 Conference Jack Cosgrove 9–37–22002† Atlantic 10 Conference Jack Cosgrove 11–37–22013 CAA Football Jack Cosgrove 10–37–12018 CAA Football Joe Harasymiak 8–37–1 † – Conference co-champions
Rivalries
New Hampshire Wildcats
Notable former players Notable alumni include:
Sherrod Baltimore Jovan Belcher Mike Buck Accie Connor Stephen Cooper Jamil Demby Mike DeVito Nick DiPaolo Mike Flynn Brian Gaine John Huard Dan Jones Phil McGeoghan Brandon McGowan Kevin McMahan Kendall James Justin Perillo Jerron McMillian Matthew Mulligan Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga Montell Owens Jim Reid Jeff Reinebold Patrick Ricard Ben Sirmans Justin Strzelczyk Lofa Tatupu
Future non-conference opponents Announced schedules as of March 9, 2026.
at Appalachian State Merrimack at UCF at Stonehill at Boston College Merrimack at Penn State Colgate at Boston College at Akron
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