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2018 Maine Black Bears football team

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2018 Maine Black Bears football
CAA champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 5
Record10–4 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNick Charlton (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCorey Hetherman (3rd season)
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Maine $^   7 1     10 4  
No. 9 James Madison ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 16 Stony Brook ^   5 3     7 5  
No. 20 Towson ^   5 3     7 5  
No. 24 Delaware ^   5 3     7 5  
No. 19 Elon ^   4 3     6 5  
Rhode Island   4 4     6 5  
William & Mary   3 4     4 6  
New Hampshire   3 5     4 7  
Villanova   2 6     5 6  
Richmond   2 6     4 7  
Albany   1 7     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They were led by third-year head coach Joe Harasymiak.[1] They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in CAA play to be crowned CAA champions. They received the CAA's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Jacksonville State in the second round, and Weber State in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Eastern Washington.

Preseason

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CAA Poll

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In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Black Bears were predicted to finish in eighth place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 241 (21)
2 New Hampshire 206 (2)
3 Delaware 182
4 Stony Brook 169
5 Elon 168 (1)
6 Villanova 164
7 Richmond 127
8 Maine 81
9 Albany 78
10 Towson 74
11 William & Mary 55
12 Rhode Island 39

Preseason All-CAA Team

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The Black Bears had three players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.No. 7 New HampshireFCS/FSGOW 35–76,597
September 87:30 p.m.at Western Kentucky*No. 22ESPN+W 31–2815,178
September 223:00 p.m.at Central Michigan*No. 13ESPN+L 5–1716,474
September 291:00 p.m.at Yale*No. 16ESPN+L 14–357,889
October 63:30 p.m.No. 19 VillanovaNo. 25
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCS/WVII/WIPLW 13–106,894
October 1312:00 p.m.at No. 16 Rhode IslandNo. 21CAA.tvW 38–367,301
October 203:30 p.m.at William & MaryNo. 16Cox YurviewL 20–2710,462
October 271:00 p.m.AlbanydaggerNo. 24
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCS/WVII/WIPLW 28–99,248
November 34:00 p.m.at No. 15 TowsonNo. 23CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveW 35–287,356
November 103:00 p.m.at RichmondNo. 16NBCS WA+W 28–97,820
November 1712:00 p.m.No. 14 ElonNo. 16
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCS/WVII/WIPLW 27–266,584
December 112:00 p.m.No. 8 Jacksonville StateNo. 12
ESPN3W 55–276,145
December 78:00 p.m.at No. 3 Weber StateNo. 12
ESPN2W 23–187,726
December 152:00 p.m.at No. 4 Eastern WashingtonNo. 12
ESPN2L 19–507,529
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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New Hampshire

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Wildcats 0 0 0 7 7
Black Bears 0 22 7 6 35

At Western Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Black Bears 0 14 14 3 31
Hilltoppers 21 0 0 7 28

At Central Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Black Bears 0 0 3 2 5
Chippewas 0 10 0 7 17

At Yale

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Black Bears 0 0 7 7 14
Bulldogs 7 7 14 7 35

Villanova

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Wildcats 3 0 7 0 10
No. 25 Black Bears 0 3 7 3 13

At Rhode Island

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Black Bears 7 7 8 16 38
No. 16 Rams 10 6 14 6 36

At William & Mary

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Black Bears 10 7 0 3 20
Tribe 7 7 3 10 27

Albany

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 0 0 3 6 9
No. 24 Black Bears 14 7 0 7 28

At Towson

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Black Bears 7 14 7 7 35
No. 15 Tigers 0 7 14 7 28

At Richmond

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Black Bears 14 7 7 0 28
Spiders 0 3 0 6 9

Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Phoenix 0 10 10 6 26
No. 16 Black Bears 0 14 13 0 27

FCS Playoffs

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Maine received a bye in the first round.
Box scores:[4][5][6]

Jacksonville State–Second Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Gamecocks 7 7 10 3 27
No. 12 Black Bears 21 21 7 6 55

At Weber State–Quarterfinals

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Black Bears 0 7 7 9 23
No. 3 Wildcats 0 3 9 6 18

At Eastern Washington–Semifinals

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Black Bears 0 0 19 0 19
No. 4 Eagles 21 7 15 7 50

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS2217131625211624231616124
Coaches25201616252220RVRV2119145

References

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  1. ^ "Football Announces 2018 Schedule". goblackbears.com. University of Maine Athletics. November 1, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Maine Football Schedule". goblackbears.com. University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Jacksonville State vs. Maine - Game Summary - December 1, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN. December 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Maine vs. Weber State - Game Summary - December 8, 2018 - ESPN". December 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Maine vs. Eastern Washington - Game Summary - December 15, 2018 - ESPN". December 9, 2018.