2011 Maine Black Bears football team

2011 Maine Black Bears football

FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals vs Georgia Southern, L 23–35
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 13
FCS Coaches	No. 13
2011 record	9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (19th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bourgoin
Defensive coordinator	Joe Rossi
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

2011 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#9 Towson $^		7	–	1		9	–	3
#10 Old Dominion ^		6	–	2		10	–	3
#8 Maine ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
#11 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2		8	–	4
#17 Delaware		5	–	3		7	–	4
#15 James Madison ^		5	–	3		8	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5		5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6		3	–	8
Villanova		1	–	7		2	–	9
Richmond		0	–	8		3	–	8
Massachusetts		0	–	0		5	–	6

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant UMass' conference record is listed as 0-0 because they were in the process of transitioning to FBS As of January 9, 2012; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Black Bears were led by 19th year head coach Jack Cosgrove and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Appalachian State in the second round before falling to Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 PM	Bryant*		Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		W 28–13	6,041
September 10	1:00 PM	at Pittsburgh*		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 29–35	41,230
September 17	6:00 PM	at Albany*		University Field • Albany, NY	ESPN3	W 31–15	4,944
October 1	3:00 PM	No. 6 Delaware		Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	TWC9	W 31–17	6,000
October 8	3:30 PM	at No. 7 James Madison	No. 19	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	WABI	W 25–24 ^OT	24,023
October 15	1:00 PM	Rhode Island	No. 12	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	CSNNE	W 27–21	7,256
October 22	3:30 PM	at No. 18 Richmond	No. 9	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	WABI	W 23–22	8,700
October 29	3:30 PM	at Villanova	No. 8	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA		W 41–25	3,201
November 5	12:30 PM	No. 14 Towson	No. 7	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		L 30–40	5,258
November 12	12:30 PM	Massachusetts	No. 13	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	WABI/CSN	W 32–21	4,460
November 19	12:00 PM	at No. 12 New Hampshire	No. 11	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket)	WABI	L 27–30	8,536
December 3	2:00 PM	at No. 9 Appalachian State*	No. 13	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 34–12	15,291
December 10	2:00 PM	at No. 3 Georgia Southern*	No. 13	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	L 23–35	12,886
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Maine Black Bears football

Venues	Alfond Stadium (1998–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket (New Hampshire)

Culture & lore	Black Bear Sports Network

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2011 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Albany Appalachian State Central Arkansas Eastern Kentucky Georgia Southern James Madison Lehigh Maine Montana Montana State New Hampshire Norfolk State North Dakota State Northern Iowa Old Dominion Sam Houston State Stony Brook Tennessee Tech Towson Wofford

Champion – North Dakota State

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