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Maine Black Bears The Maine Black Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of Maine. A member of the America East Conference, the University of Maine sponsors teams in eight men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports. The men's and women's ice ...

.'' The Maine Black Bears football program is the intercollegiate

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team for the

University of Maine The University of Maine (UMaine or UMO) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the Flagship universities, flagshi ...

located in the U.S. state of

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the

Colonial Athletic Association The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I whose full members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Most of its members are public universi ...

. 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 Orono () is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Located on the Penobscot and Stillwater rivers, it was first settled by American colonists in 1774. They named it in honor of Chief Joseph Orono, a sachem of the indigenous Penobsc ...

History

Conference affiliations

*1892: Independent *1893–1946:

Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association The Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association was an intercollegiate athletic football conference that existed from 1893 to 1973. The conference's four members were all located in the state of Maine. Maine was a joint member of the MIAA and the Ya ...

*1947–96:

Yankee Conference The Yankee Conference was a collegiate sports conference in the eastern United States. From 1947 to 1976, it sponsored competition in many sports, but was a football-only league from mid-1976 until its dissolution in 1996. It is essentially the an ...

*1997–2006: Atlantic 10 Conference *2007–present:

Playoffs

The Black Bears have appeared in the Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs eight times. They have a 5–8 record in playoff games.

Bowl games

Maine has participated in one bowl game. Their record is 0–1.

Conference championships

Maine has won thirteen conference championships, seven shared and six outright. † – Conference co-champions

Rivalries

New Hampshire Wildcats

Notable former players

Notable alumni include: * Sherrod Baltimore *

Jovan Belcher Jovan Henry Allen Belcher (July 24, 1987 – December 1, 2012) was an American football linebacker who played his entire career with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He grew up in West Babylon, New York and was a sta ...

* Mike Buck * Accie Connor * Stephen Cooper *

Jamil Demby Jamil Demby (born June 20, 1996) is an American football offensive guard for the Vegas Vipers of the XFL. He played college football at Maine. Early years A native of Vineland, New Jersey, Demby attended Vineland High School. Demby is of mi ...

* Mike DeVito *

Nick DiPaolo Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Place ...

* Mike Flynn *

Brian Gaine Brian Gaine is an American football executive who works as the assistant general manager for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He served as the general manager of the Houston Texans from 2018 to 2019. Gaine began his execut ...

John Huard John Roland "Big John" Huard (born March 9, 1944) is an American business executive and a former gridiron football player and coach. After playing college football at the University of Maine, he played professionally as a linebacker with the Den ...

* Dan Jones *

Phil McGeoghan Philip P. McGeoghan (born July 8, 1979) is an American football coach who was most recently the assistant head coach and wide receivers coach for the Colorado Buffaloes. He is the former wide receivers coach of the Los Angeles Chargers of the N ...

Brandon McGowan Brandon McGowan (born September 16, 1983) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Maine. Early years McGowan attended Lincoln High School in Jers ...

Kevin McMahan Kevin Nathaniel McMahan (born March 2, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders with the last pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, earning him the title Mr. Irrelevant. He played college football at Maine. ...

* Kendall James *

Justin Perillo Justin Michael Perillo (born January 5, 1991) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Maine and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent In professional sports, a ...

Jerron McMillian Jerron McMillian (born April 2, 1989) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Maine. McMillian was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the Kansas City Chi ...

Matthew Mulligan Matthew Ben Mulligan (born January 18, 1985) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at The University of Maine. Mulligan was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He has also been a membe ...

* Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga *

Montell Owens Montell Ernest Owens (born May 4, 1984) is a former American football fullback. He played college football at Maine. Owens was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He has also played for the Detroit Lions and Ch ...

Jim Reid James McLeish Reid (born 29 December 1961) is a Scottish singer/songwriter and the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid in 1983. Career The Jes ...

Jeff Reinebold Jeff Reinebold (born November 19, 1957) is an American gridiron football coach who is the director of player development at the University of Hawaiʻi. Prior to Hawaiʻi, He was appointed the special teams coordinator for the Montreal Alouette ...

* Patrick Ricard * Ben Sirmans * Justin Strzelczyk *

Lofa Tatupu Mosiula Mea'alofa "Lofa" Tatupu (born November 15, 1982) is a former American football linebacker who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was an assistant linebackers coach with the Seattle Seahawks. He played college ...

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of December 12, 2022.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maine Black Bears Football American football teams established in 1892 1892 establishments in Maine