2008 Maine Black Bears football team

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2008
Alfond Stadium
Seasons
2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^   6 2     10 3  
No. 18 Maine ^   5 3     8 5  
UMass   4 4     7 5  
Hofstra   2 6     4 8  
Rhode Island   1 7     3 9  
Northeastern   1 7     2 10  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^   8 0     12 2  
No. 6 Villanova ^   7 1     10 3  
No. 1 Richmond ^   6 2     13 3  
No. 20 William & Mary   5 3     7 4  
Delaware   2 6     4 8  
Towson   1 7     3 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Maine Black Bears football team was an

Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their 16th season under head coach Jack Cosgrove, the Black Bears compiled an 8–5 record (5–3 against conference opponents), finished second in the CAA's North Division, and lost to Northern Iowa in the first round of the NCAA FCS playoffs. Jovan Belcher and Jhamal Fluellen were the team captains.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Iowa*L 3–4670,585
September 6at Monmouth*W 21–171,945
September 13
Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
  • W 28–136,425
    September 20at No. 2 RichmondL 17–448,012
    September 27 No. 2 James Madison
    • Alfond Stadium
    • Orono, ME
    L 10–243,188
    October 11at No. 20 DelawareW 27–1021,302
    October 18Hofstra
    • Alfond Stadium
    • Orono, ME
    W 41–40 2OT
    October 25Northeastern
    • Alfond Stadium
    • Orono, ME
    W 20–0
    November 1Iona
    • Alfond Stadium
    • Orono, ME
    W 55–7
    November 8at No. 13 UMassW 21–209,182
    November 15at Rhode IslandNo. 21W 37–7
    November 22No. 11 New HampshireNo. 17
    • Alfond Stadium
    • Orono, ME
    L 24–285,719
    November 29at No. 4 Northern Iowa*No. 21L 15–408,477

    References

    1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.