2011 Maine Black Bears football team

2011 Maine Black Bears football
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 23–35 vs. Georgia Southern
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 13
Record9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Bourgoin
Defensive coordinatorJoe Rossi
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Towson $^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 10 Old Dominion ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 8 Maine ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 11 New Hampshire ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 17 Delaware   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 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  
UMass *   0 – 0     5 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – UMass' conference record was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS.
Rankings from The Sports Network 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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 35:00 PMBryant*
W 28–136,041
September 101:00 PMat Pittsburgh*
ESPN3L 29–3541,230
September 176:00 PMat Albany*
ESPN3W 31–154,944
October 13:00 PMNo. 6 Delaware
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
TWC9W 31–176,000
October 83:30 PMat No. 7 James MadisonNo. 19
WABIW 25–24 OT24,023
October 151:00 PMRhode IslandNo. 12
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
CSNNEW 27–217,256
October 223:30 PMat No. 18 RichmondNo. 9
WABIW 23–228,700
October 293:30 PMat VillanovaNo. 8
W 41–253,201
November 512:30 PMNo. 14 TowsonNo. 7
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 30–405,258
November 1212:30 PMUMassNo. 13
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
WABI/CSNW 32–214,460
November 1912:00 PMat No. 12 New HampshireNo. 11
WABIL 27–308,536
December 32:00 PMat No. 9 Appalachian State*No. 13
ESPN3W 34–1215,291
December 102:00 PMat No. 3 Georgia Southern*No. 13
ESPN3L 23–3512,886

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After the season

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The following Black Bear was selected in the 2012 NFL draft after the season.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4 133 Jerron McMillian Defensive back Green Bay Packers

References

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  1. ^ "Maine Football 2011 Schedule". Goblackbears.com. 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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