1996 Maine Black Bears football team

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1996 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Gilbert (1st season)
Captains
Home stadium
Alumni Field
Seasons
1996 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Maine   5 – 3     7 – 4  
UMass   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Connecticut   3 – 5     4 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     4 – 6  
Boston University   0 – 8     1 – 10  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 14 Villanova ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 11 Delaware ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 23 James Madison   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Northeastern   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Richmond   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by forth-year head coach Jack Cosgrove and finished the season with record of 7–4 and a 5–3 mark in the Yankee Conference.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29at Northeastern
L 21–22
September 7at Fordham*
W 24–133,725[1]
September 14
Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
    		• W 45–8
    September 21Rhode Island
    • Alumni Field
    • Orono, ME
    		W 58–19
    September 28No. 11 Delaware
    • Alumni Field
    • Orono, ME
    		L 17–27
    October 5at No. 23 James Madison
    		L 7–31
    October 12at No. 18 Connecticut
    		W 17–16
    October 19No. 18 New Hampshire
    		W 34–20
    November 212:30 p.m.at UMass
    		W 22–146,251
    November 9at
    Hofstra*
    		W 9–7
    November 161:30 p.m.Buffalo*
    • Alumni Field
    • Orono, ME
    		L 31–353,107

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    Roster

    1996 Maine Black Bears football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    TE 85 Brad Bolduc So
    C 68 Billy Cole So
    QB 11 Mickey Fein So
    OT 70 Mike Flynn Sr
    WR 1 Drew O'Connor Jr
    WR 7 John Tennett Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    SS 16 Mike Long Jr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: 1996-12-25

    Team players in the NFL

    No Maine players were selected in the

    1997 NFL Draft
    .

    The following finished their college career in 1996, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

    Player Position First NFL team
    Mike Flynn Tackle Baltimore Ravens

    References

    1. Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Scoreboard: I-AA". The Miami Herald
      . Miami, Fla. September 8, 1996. p. 11D.
    2. ^ "Game by Game Results : 1995-1999". Cfbdatawarehose.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
    3. ^ "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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