The 2001 Maine Black Bears football team represented the

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during the

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. It was the program's 110th season and they finished in a four-way tie as

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(A-10) co-champions with Hofstra, Villanova, and William & Mary. Each team finished with identical 7–2 conference records. The Black Bears earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to

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, 28–56. Maine was led by ninth-year head coach Jack Cosgrove.

Schedule

Awards and honors

*All-America – Lennard Byrd (Associated Press); Stephen Cooper (Associated Press); Chad Hayes (Associated Press) *First Team All-Atlantic 10 – Lennard Byrd, Stephen Cooper *Second Team All-Atlantic 10 – Royston English *Third Team All-Atlantic 10 – Brendan Curry, David Cusano, Stefan Gomes, Zack Magliaro *Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year – Stephen Cooper *Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year – Jack Cosgrove

References

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