2018 Maine Black Bears football team

2018 Maine Black Bears football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS No. 21
FCS Coaches No. 22
2018 record 4–2 (3–0 CAA)
Head coach Joe Harasymiak (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Nick Charlton (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman (3rd season)
Home stadium Alfond Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
2018 CAA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 17 Towson  2 –0     4 –1  
No. 16 Rhode Island  2 –1     4 –2  
No. 5 Elon  2 –0     4 –1  
No. 21 Maine  3 –0     4 –2  
No. 6 James Madison  2 –1     4 –2  
No. 19 Stony Brook  2 –1     4 –2  
Delaware  1 –1     3 –2  
William & Mary  1 –1     2 –3  
Albany  0 –2     2 –3  
New Hampshire  0 –2     1 –4  
Villanova  0 –3     3 –3  
Richmond  0 –3     2 –4  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Maine Black Bears football team represents the University of Maine in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They play their home games at Alfond Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They are led by third-year head coach Joe Harasymiak.[1]

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2017 season 4–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.

Preseason

CAA Poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Black Bears were predicted to finish in eighth place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1James Madison241 (21)
2New Hampshire206 (2)
3Delaware182
4Stony Brook169
5Elon168 (1)
6Villanova164
7Richmond127
8Maine81
9Albany78
10Towson74
11William & Mary55
12Rhode Island39

Preseason All-CAA Team

The Black Bears had three players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.No. 7 New Hampshire
FCS/FSGOW 35–76,597
September 87:30 p.m.at Western Kentucky*No. 22
ESPN+W 31–2815,178
September 223:00 p.m.at Central Michigan*No. 13
ESPN+L 5–1716,474
September 291:00 p.m.at Yale*No. 16
ESPN+L 14–357,889
October 63:30 p.m.No. 19 VillanovaNo. 25
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCS/WVII/WIPLW 13–106,894
October 1312:00 p.m.at No. 16 Rhode IslandNo. 21
W 38–367,301
October 203:30 p.m.at William & Mary
Cox Yurview
October 271:00 p.m.Albanydagger
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCS/WVII/WIPL
November 34:00 p.m.at Towson
CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive
November 103:00 p.m.at Richmond
NBCS WA+
November 1712:00 p.m.Elon
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCS/WVII/WIPL
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Wildcats 0 0 0 7 7
Black Bears 0 22 7 6 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
44–56–8 2017 L, 23–24

at Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Black Bears 0 14 14 3 31
Hilltoppers 21 0 0 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Black Bears 0 0 3 2 5
Chippewas 0 10 0 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Yale

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Black Bears 0 0 7 7 14
Bulldogs 7 7 14 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–8–1 2015 L, 10–21

Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Wildcats 3 0 7 0 10
No. 25 Black Bears 0 3 7 3 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–12 2017 L, 0–31

at Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Black Bears 7 7 8 16 38
No. 16 Rams 10 6 14 6 36
Overall record Last meeting Result
59–34–3 2017 W, 51–27

at William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 0
Tribe 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–7 2017 W, 23–6

Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 0
Black Bears 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–5 2017 W, 12–10

at Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 0
Tigers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–5 2015 L, 7–10

at Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 0
Spiders 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–13 2015 L, 17–48

Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 0
Black Bears 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2015 L, 22–27

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS NR 22 17 13 16 25 21  
Coaches NR 25 20 16 16 25 22

References

  1. ↑ "Football Announces 2018 Schedule". goblackbears.com. University of Maine Athletics. November 1, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Maine Football Schedule". goblackbears.com. University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
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