2011 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season

2011 Maine Black Bears football

FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 23–35 vs. Georgia Southern

Conference| Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 13
FCS Coaches| No. 13
Record| 9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach|

* Jack Cosgrove (19th season)

Offensive coordinator| Kevin Bourgoin
Defensive coordinator| Joe Rossi
Home stadium| Alfond Stadium

Seasons

<- 2010

2012 ->

2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

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No. 9 Towson $^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 10 Old Dominion ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 8 Maine ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 11 New Hampshire ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 17 Delaware |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
No. 15 James Madison ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
William & Mary |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Rhode Island |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Villanova |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Richmond |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
UMass *  |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant
* * – UMass' conference record was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS.

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Black Bears were led by 19th-year head coach Jack Cosgrove and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Appalachian State in the second round before falling to Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule

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September 3| 5:00 PM| Bryant*| |

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| | W 28–13| 6,041
September 10| 1:00 PM| at Pittsburgh*| |

* Heinz Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| ESPN3| L 29–35| 41,230
September 17| 6:00 PM| at Albany*| |

* University Field
* Albany, NY

| ESPN3| W 31–15| 4,944
October 1| 3:00 PM| No. 6 Delaware| |

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| TWC9| W 31–17| 6,000
October 8| 3:30 PM| at No. 7 James Madison| No. 19|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| WABI| W 25–24 OT| 24,023
October 15| 1:00 PM| Rhode Island| No. 12|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| CSNNE| W 27–21| 7,256
October 22| 3:30 PM| at No. 18 Richmond| No. 9|

* Robins Stadium
* Richmond, VA

| WABI| W 23–22| 8,700
October 29| 3:30 PM| at Villanova| No. 8|

* Villanova Stadium
* Villanova, PA

| | W 41–25| 3,201
November 5| 12:30 PM| No. 14 Towson| No. 7|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| | L 30–40| 5,258
November 12| 12:30 PM| UMass| No. 13|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| WABI/CSN| W 32–21| 4,460
November 19| 12:00 PM| at No. 12 New Hampshire| No. 11|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)

| WABI| L 27–30| 8,536
December 3| 2:00 PM| at No. 9 Appalachian State*| No. 13|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Second Round)

| ESPN3| W 34–12| 15,291
December 10| 2:00 PM| at No. 3 Georgia Southern*| No. 13|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)

| ESPN3| L 23–35| 12,886

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## After the season

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The following Black Bear was selected in the 2012 NFL draft after the season.[2]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL club

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4 | 133 | Jerron McMillian | Defensive back | Green Bay Packers

## References

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1. ^ "Maine Football 2011 Schedule". Goblackbears.com. 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
2. ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

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* Alfond Sports Stadium (1947–present)
* Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)

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* 1965 Tangerine Bowl
* New Hampshire: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket

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* Black Bear Sports Network

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2011 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

* Albany
* Appalachian State
* Central Arkansas
* Eastern Kentucky
* Georgia Southern
* James Madison
* Lehigh
* Maine
* Montana
* Montana State
* New Hampshire
* Norfolk State
* North Dakota State
* Northern Iowa
* Old Dominion
* Sam Houston State
* Stony Brook
* Tennessee Tech
* Towson
* Wofford

Champion – North Dakota State
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