2018 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season

2018 Maine Black Bears football

CAA champion

FCS Playoffs Semifinals, L 19–50 vs. Eastern Washington

Conference| Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS| No. 4
FCS Coaches| No. 5
Record| 10–4 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach|

* Joe Harasymiak (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Nick Charlton (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Corey Hetherman (3rd season)
Home stadium| Alfond Stadium

Seasons

<- 2017

2019 ->

2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

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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]

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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.

Defense

Kayon Whitaker – DL

Special teams

Earnest Edwards – KR

Mozai Nelson – Specialist

## Schedule

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

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August 30| 7:00 p.m.| No. 7 New Hampshire| |

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)

| FCS/FSGO| W 35–7| 6,597
September 8| 7:30 p.m.| at Western Kentucky*| No. 22|

* Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
* Bowling Green, KY

| ESPN+| W 31–28| 15,178
September 22| 3:00 p.m.| at Central Michigan*| No. 13|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| ESPN+| L 5–17| 16,474
September 29| 1:00 p.m.| at Yale*| No. 16|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| ESPN+| L 14–35| 7,889
October 6| 3:30 p.m.| No. 19 Villanova| No. 25|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| FCS/WVII/WIPL| W 13–10| 6,894
October 13| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 16 Rhode Island| No. 21|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| CAA.tv| W 38–36| 7,301
October 20| 3:30 p.m.| at William & Mary| No. 16|

* Zable Stadium
* Williamsburg, VA

| Cox Yurview| L 20–27| 10,462
October 27| 1:00 p.m.| Albany| No. 24|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| FCS/WVII/WIPL| W 28–9| 9,248
November 3| 4:00 p.m.| at No. 15 Towson| No. 23|

* Johnny Unitas Stadium
* Towson, MD

| CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive| W 35–28| 7,356
November 10| 3:00 p.m.| at Richmond| No. 16|

* Robins Stadium
* Richmond, VA

| NBCS WA+| W 28–9| 7,820
November 17| 12:00 p.m.| No. 14 Elon| No. 16|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| FCS/WVII/WIPL| W 27–26| 6,584
December 1| 12:00 p.m.| No. 8 Jacksonville State| No. 12|

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

| ESPN3| W 55–27| 6,145
December 7| 8:00 p.m.| at No. 3 Weber State| No. 12|

* Stewart Stadium
* Ogden, UT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)

| ESPN2| W 23–18| 7,726
December 15| 2:00 p.m.| at No. 4 Eastern Washington| No. 12|

* Roos Field
* Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Semifinal)

| 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

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### New Hampshire

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No. 7 Wildcats  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7
Black Bears | 0  | 22  | 7  | 6 | 35

See also: 2018 New Hampshire Wildcats football team and Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket

### At Western Kentucky

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No. 22 Black Bears | 0  | 14  | 14  | 3 | 31
Hilltoppers  | 21  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 28

See also: 2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

### At Central Michigan

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No. 13 Black Bears  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2 | 5
Chippewas | 0  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 17

See also: 2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

### At Yale

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No. 16 Black Bears  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 14
Bulldogs | 7  | 7  | 14  | 7 | 35

See also: 2018 Yale Bulldogs football team

### Villanova

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No. 19 Wildcats  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 10
No. 25 Black Bears | 0  | 3  | 7  | 3 | 13

See also: 2018 Villanova Wildcats football team

### At Rhode Island

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No. 21 Black Bears | 7  | 7  | 8  | 16 | 38
No. 16 Rams  | 10  | 6  | 14  | 6 | 36

See also: 2018 Rhode Island Rams football team

### At William & Mary

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No. 16 Black Bears  | 10  | 7  | 0  | 3 | 20
Tribe | 7  | 7  | 3  | 10 | 27

See also: 2018 William & Mary Tribe football team

### Albany

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Great Danes  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 6 | 9
No. 24 Black Bears | 14  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 28

See also: 2018 Albany Great Danes football team

### At Towson

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No. 23 Black Bears | 7  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 35
No. 15 Tigers  | 0  | 7  | 14  | 7 | 28

See also: 2018 Towson Tigers football team

### At Richmond

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No. 16 Black Bears | 14  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 28
Spiders  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 6 | 9

See also: 2018 Richmond Spiders football team

### Elon

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No. 14 Phoenix  | 0  | 10  | 10  | 6 | 26
No. 16 Black Bears | 0  | 14  | 13  | 0 | 27

See also: 2018 Elon Phoenix football team

## 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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No. 8 Gamecocks  | 7  | 7  | 10  | 3 | 27
No. 12 Black Bears | 21  | 21  | 7  | 6 | 55

See also: 2018 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

### At Weber State–Quarterfinals

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No. 12 Black Bears | 0  | 7  | 7  | 9 | 23
No. 3 Wildcats  | 0  | 3  | 9  | 6 | 18

See also: 2018 Weber State Wildcats football team

### At Eastern Washington–Semifinals

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No. 12 Black Bears  | 0  | 0  | 19  | 0 | 19
No. 4 Eagles | 21  | 7  | 15  | 7 | 50

See also: 2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

## Ranking movements

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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
STATS FCS| —| 22| 17| 13| 16| 25| 21| 16| 24| 23| 16| 16| 12| 4
Coaches| —| 25| 20| 16| 16| 25| 22| 20| RV| RV| 21| 19| 14| 5

## 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.

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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)
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2018 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

* Colgate
* Delaware
* Duquesne
* East Tennessee State
* Eastern Washington
* Elon
* Incarnate Word
* Jacksonville State
* James Madison
* Kennesaw State
* Lamar
* Maine
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* North Dakota State
* Northern Iowa
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* UC Davis
* Weber State
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