2018 Maine Black Bears football
CAA champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 5
Record10–4 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNick Charlton (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCorey Hetherman (3rd season)
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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

CAA Poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Black Bears were predicted to finish in eighth place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1James Madison241 (21)
2New Hampshire206 (2)
3Delaware182
4Stony Brook169
5Elon168 (1)
6Villanova164
7Richmond127
8Maine81
9Albany78
10Towson74
11William & Mary55
12Rhode Island39

Preseason All-CAA Team

The Black Bears had three players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.No. 7 New Hampshire
FCS/FSGOW 35–76,597
September 87:30 p.m.at Western Kentucky*No. 22
ESPN+W 31–2815,178
September 223:00 p.m.at Central Michigan*No. 13
ESPN+L 5–1716,474
September 291:00 p.m.at Yale*No. 16
ESPN+L 14–357,889
October 63:30 p.m.No. 19 VillanovaNo. 25
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCS/WVII/WIPLW 13–106,894
October 1312:00 p.m.at No. 16 Rhode IslandNo. 21
CAA.tvW 38–367,301
October 203:30 p.m.at William & MaryNo. 16
Cox YurviewL 20–2710,462
October 271:00 p.m.AlbanydaggerNo. 24
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCS/WVII/WIPLW 28–99,248
November 34:00 p.m.at No. 15 TowsonNo. 23
CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveW 35–287,356
November 103:00 p.m.at RichmondNo. 16
NBCS WA+W 28–97,820
November 1712:00 p.m.No. 14 ElonNo. 16
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCS/WVII/WIPLW 27–266,584
December 112:00 p.m.No. 8 Jacksonville StateNo. 12
ESPN3W 55–276,145
December 78:00 p.m.at No. 3 Weber StateNo. 12
ESPN2W 23–187,726
December 152:00 p.m.at No. 4 Eastern WashingtonNo. 12
ESPN2L 19–507,529
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Game summaries

New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Wildcats 0 0 0 7 7
Black Bears 0 22 7 6 35

At Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Black Bears 0 14 14 3 31
Hilltoppers 21 0 0 7 28

At Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Black Bears 0 0 3 2 5
Chippewas 0 10 0 7 17

At Yale

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Black Bears 0 0 7 7 14
Bulldogs 7 7 14 7 35

Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Wildcats 3 0 7 0 10
No. 25 Black Bears 0 3 7 3 13

At Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Black Bears 7 7 8 16 38
No. 16 Rams 10 6 14 6 36

At William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Black Bears 10 7 0 3 20
Tribe 7 7 3 10 27

Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 0 0 3 6 9
No. 24 Black Bears 14 7 0 7 28

At Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Black Bears 7 14 7 7 35
No. 15 Tigers 0 7 14 7 28

At Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Black Bears 14 7 7 0 28
Spiders 0 3 0 6 9

Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Phoenix 0 10 10 6 26
No. 16 Black Bears 0 14 13 0 27

FCS Playoffs

Maine received a bye in the first round.
Box scores:[4][5][6]

Jacksonville State–Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Gamecocks 7 7 10 3 27
No. 12 Black Bears 21 21 7 6 55

At Weber State–Quarterfinals

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Black Bears 0 7 7 9 23
No. 3 Wildcats 0 3 9 6 18

At Eastern Washington–Semifinals

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Black Bears 0 0 19 0 19
No. 4 Eagles 21 7 15 7 50

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS—2217131625211624231616124
Coaches—25201616252220RVRV2119145

References

  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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