The Maine Rebels are a football team in the

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based in

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. Home games are played at Memorial Stadium on the campus of

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. They were formerly known as the Southern Maine Rebels until 2011.

Season-by-season

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) , - , 2006 , , 1 , , 7 , , 0 , , 3rd East Mid-Atlantic , , -- , - , 2007 , , 0 , , 8 , , 0 , , 3rd East Northeast , , -- , - , 2008 , , 1 , , 7 , , 0 , , 5th Tier II North Atlantic , , -- , - , 2009 , , 2 , , 6 , , 0 , , 15th Tier II , , -- , - , 2010* , , 1 , , 7 , , 0 , , 7th Tier II East Northeast , , -- , - , 2011 , , 0 , , 8 , , 0 , , 4th Tier 1 Northeast , - , 2012 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 4th Tier 1 Northeast , - , 2013 , , 0 , , 8 , , 0 , , 4th Tier 3 Northeast , - , Totals , , 15 , , 57 , , 1 , colspan="2", (including playoffs) * = Current standing

Season schedules

2009

2010

Logo

The logo of the Rebels is reminiscent of the emblem used by the

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and the New Republic from ''

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''.

External links

Southern Maine Rebels official websiteIWFL official website
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