2008_Maine_Black_Bears_football_team

2008 Maine Black Bears football
2008 Maine Black Bears football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 15–40 at Northern Iowa
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
	North Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (16th season);
Captain	Jovan Belcher, Jhamal Fluellen
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season

The 2008 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the 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]

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	at Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 3–46	70,585
September 6	at Monmouth*		Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	W 21–17	1,945
September 13	Stony Brook		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	W 28–13	6,425
September 20	at No. 2 Richmond		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 17–44	8,012
September 27	No. 2 James Madison		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 10–24	3,188
October 11	at No. 20 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 27–10	21,302
October 18	Hofstra		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	W 41–40 ^2OT
October 25	Northeastern		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	W 20–0
November 1	Iona		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	W 55–7
November 8	at No. 13 UMass		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 21–20	9,182
November 15	at Rhode Island	No. 21	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 37–7
November 22	No. 11 New Hampshire	No. 17	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 24–28	5,719
November 29	at No. 4 Northern Iowa*	No. 21	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I First Round)	L 15–40	8,477
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

2008 Maine Black Bears football team

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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