2013 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season

2013 Maine Black Bears football

CAA champion

FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 27–41 vs. New Hampshire

Conference| Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 12
FCS Coaches| No. 11
Record| 10–3 (7–2 CAA)
Head coach|

* Jack Cosgrove (21st season)

Offensive coordinator| Kevin Bourgoin
Defensive coordinator| Paul Ferraro
Home stadium| Alfond Stadium

Seasons

<- 2012

2014 ->

2013 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 12 Maine $^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 2 Towson ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 3  |
No. 5 New Hampshire ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 5  |
Villanova |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Delaware |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
William & Mary |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Richmond |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
James Madison |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Stony Brook |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Rhode Island |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Albany |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 21st-year head coach Jack Cosgrove and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in CAA play to be crowned CAA Champions. They received an automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to fellow CAA member New Hampshire.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 31| 6:00 pm| at Norfolk State*| |

* William "Dick" Price Stadium
* Norfolk, VA

| | W 23–6| 8,881
September 7| 2:00 pm| at Massachusetts*| |

* Gillette Stadium
* Foxborough, MA

| ESPN3| W 24–14| 15,624
September 14| 3:30 pm| Bryant*| |

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| BBSN| W 35–22| 5,863
September 21| 3:30 pm| at No. 18 (FBS) Northwestern*| |

* Ryan Field
* Evanston, IL

| BTN| L 21–35| 32,726
September 28| 4:00 pm| at No. 22 Richmond| |

* E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
* Richmond, VA

| CSN| W 28–21| 8,700
October 5| 3:30 pm| No. 24 Delaware| No. 23|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| BBSN| W 62–28| 6,304
October 19| 12:30 pm| William & Mary| No. 14|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| WVII, FCS Atlantic| W 34–20| 6,917
October 26| 1:00 pm| at No. 18 Villanova| No. 11|

* Villanova Stadium
* Villanova, PA

| | W 37–35| 9,017
November 2| 12:30 pm| Stony Brook| No. 10|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| WVII, FCS Pacific| W 19–14| 4,068
November 9| 3:30 pm| at Albany| No. 8|

* Bob Ford Field
* Albany, NY

| | W 33–27| 4,912
November 16| 12:30 pm| Rhode Island| No. 6|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| WVII, FCS Pacific| W 41–0| 5,067
November 23| 12:30 pm| at No. 21 New Hampshire| No. 4|

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

| CSN| L 3–24| 10,333
December 7| 2:00 pm| No. 15 New Hampshire*| No. 10|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME (NCAA Division I Second Round)

| ESPN3| L 27–41| 7,992

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

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## Ranking movements[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| Final
Sports Network| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| 23| 14| 14| 11| 10| 8| 6| 4| 10| 12
Coaches| RV| RV| RV| 25| RV| 23| 17| 17| 14| 11| 9| 6| 4| 8| 11

## References[edit]

1. ^ Schedule

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Maine Black Bears football

Venues|

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

Bowls & rivalries|

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

Culture & lore|

* Black Bear Sports Network

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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CAA Football Conference champions

* Richmond & UMass (2007)
* James Madison (2008)
* Richmond & Villanova (2009)
* Delaware & William & Mary (2010)
* Towson (2011)
* New Hampshire, Richmond, Villanova, & Towson (2012)
* Maine (2013)
* New Hampshire (2014)
* James Madison, Richmond, & William & Mary (2015)
* James Madison (2016)
* James Madison (2017)
* Maine (2018)
* James Madison (2019)
* Delaware (2020)
* James Madison & Villanova (2021)
* New Hampshire & William & Mary (2022)
* Albany, Richmond, & Villanova (2023)

National championships in bold

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2013 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

* Bethune-Cookman
* Butler
* Coastal Carolina
* Eastern Illinois
* Eastern Washington
* Fordham
* Furman
* Jacksonville State
* Lafayette
* Maine
* McNeese State
* Montana
* New Hampshire
* North Dakota State
* Northern Arizona
* Sacred Heart
* Sam Houston State
* Samford
* South Carolina State
* South Dakota State
* Southeastern Louisiana
* Southern Utah
* Tennessee State
* Towson

Champion – North Dakota State
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