2002 Maine Black Bears football team

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2002 Maine Black Bears football
A-10 co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 7–31 vs. Georgia Southern
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
Record11–3 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Wilder (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Nagy (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadium
Alfond Stadium
Seasons
2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Maine $^   7 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 11 Northeastern $^   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 4 Villanova ^   6 – 3     11 – 4  
UMass   6 – 3     8 – 4  
William & Mary   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Richmond   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Delaware   4 – 5     6 – 6  
Hofstra   4 – 5     6 – 6  
James Madison   4 – 6     5 – 7  
New Hampshire   2 – 7     3 – 8  
Rhode Island   1 – 8     3 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 111th season and they finished in a tie as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Northeastern.[1][2] The Black Bears earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to Georgia Southern, 7–31.[1] Maine was led by 10th-year head coach Jack Cosgrove.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31
Central Connecticut*
No. 13
W 52–35,710
September 76:00 p.m.No. 10
Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
    		• W 27–146,326
    September 146:00 p.m.at No. 11 VillanovaNo. 6
    		W 21–148,515
    September 2112:00 p.m.at Howard*No. 4
    		W 42–122,518
    September 28Rhode IslandNo. 3
    • Alfond Stadium
    • Orono, ME
    		W 31–147,034
    October 512:00 p.m.at James MadisonNo. 3
    		W 17–614,728[3]
    October 121:00 p.m.at UMassNo. 2
    		L 10–205,183
    October 193:30 p.m.at
    FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
    		• W 33–75,303
    October 2612:00 p.m.HofstraNo. 6
    • Alfond Stadium
    • Orono, ME
    		W 24–17
    November 912:00 p.m.DelawareNo. 5
    • Alfond Stadium
    • Orono, ME
    		L 13–374,792
    November 161:00 p.m.at RichmondNo. 11
    		W 21–143,554
    November 23New HampshireNo. 9
    		W 31–14
    November 301:00 p.m.at No. 5 Appalachian State*No. 7
    		W 14–134,311[4]
    December 7at No. 3 Georgia Southern*No. 6
    		L 7–316,708

    Awards and honors

    • All-America – Stephen Cooper (Associated Press)
    • First Team All-Atlantic 10 – Stephen Cooper, David Cusano, Dennis Dottin-Carter
    • Second Team All-Atlantic 10 – Brendan Curry, Matt Hammond, Peter Richardson, Marcus Williams
    • Third Team All-Atlantic 10 – Jake Eaton
    • Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year – Stephen Cooper

    References

    1. ^ a b c "2002 Maine Black Bears football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
    2. ^ "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
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