American college football season
2018 Maine Black Bears football |
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CAA champion |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
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Ranking |
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STATS | No. 4 |
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FCS Coaches | No. 5 |
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Record | 10–4 (7–1 CAA) |
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Head coach | - Joe Harasymiak (3rd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Nick Charlton (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Corey Hetherman (3rd season) |
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Home stadium | Alfond Stadium |
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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
CAA Poll
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
The Black Bears had three players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
Defense Kayon Whitaker – DL Special teams Earnest Edwards – KR Mozai Nelson – Specialist |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 New Hampshire | | | FCS/FSGO | W 35–7 | 6,597 |
September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | at Western Kentucky* | No. 22 | | ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 15,178 |
September 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan* | No. 13 | | ESPN+ | L 5–17 | 16,474 |
September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Yale* | No. 16 | | ESPN+ | L 14–35 | 7,889 |
October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Villanova | No. 25 | | FCS/WVII/WIPL | W 13–10 | 6,894 |
October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Rhode Island | No. 21 | | CAA.tv | W 38–36 | 7,301 |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at William & Mary | No. 16 | | Cox Yurview | L 20–27 | 10,462 |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Albany | No. 24 | | FCS/WVII/WIPL | W 28–9 | 9,248 |
November 3 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Towson | No. 23 | | CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive | W 35–28 | 7,356 |
November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at Richmond | No. 16 | | NBCS WA+ | W 28–9 | 7,820 |
November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 14 Elon | No. 16 | | FCS/WVII/WIPL | W 27–26 | 6,584 |
December 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 8 Jacksonville State | No. 12 | | ESPN3 | W 55–27 | 6,145 |
December 7 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Weber State | No. 12 | | ESPN2 | W 23–18 | 7,726 |
December 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Eastern Washington | No. 12 | | ESPN2 | L 19–50 | 7,529 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
New Hampshire
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 7 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Black Bears | 0 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 35 |
At Western Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 22 Black Bears | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
Hilltoppers | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
At Central Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 13 Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Chippewas | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
At Yale
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 16 Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Villanova
| 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
| 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
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 16 Black Bears | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Tribe | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
No. 24 Black Bears | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
At Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 23 Black Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
No. 15 Tigers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
At Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 16 Black Bears | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Spiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 14 Phoenix | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
No. 16 Black Bears | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
FCS Playoffs
Maine received a bye in the first round.
Box scores:[4][5][6]
Jacksonville State–Second Round
| 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
| 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
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 12 Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
No. 4 Eagles | 21 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 50 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | — | 22 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
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Coaches | — | 25 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 20 | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
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References
- ^ "Football Announces 2018 Schedule". goblackbears.com. University of Maine Athletics. November 1, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Maine Football Schedule". goblackbears.com. University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ "Jacksonville State vs. Maine - Game Summary - December 1, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN. December 9, 2018.
- ^ "Maine vs. Weber State - Game Summary - December 8, 2018 - ESPN". December 9, 2018.
- ^ "Maine vs. Eastern Washington - Game Summary - December 15, 2018 - ESPN". December 9, 2018.
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