2001 Maine Black Bears football team
| 2001 Maine Black Bears football | |
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A-10 co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 28–56 vs. Northern Iowa | |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 10 |
| Record | 9–3 (7–2 A-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bobby Wilder (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rich Nagy (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Alfond Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Hofstra +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Maine +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Villanova + | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 William & Mary +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Rhode Island | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 110th season and they finished in a four-way tie as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Hofstra, Villanova, and William & Mary.[1][2] Each team finished with identical 7–2 conference records. The Black Bears earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to Northern Iowa, 28–56.[1] Maine was led by ninth-year head coach Jack Cosgrove.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Colgate* | W 34–10 | 5,311 | [3] | |||
| September 15 | at North Dakota State* | Canceled[a] | ||||||
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Hofstra | MSG Network | L 44–51 | 3,109 | |||
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | James Madison |
| W 13–3 | 8,011 | [5] | ||
| October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 24 Richmond |
| W 14–3 | 2,619 | |||
| October 13 | at Northeastern | W 21–9 | ||||||
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 Villanova | No. 24 |
| W 44–40 | 5,717 | ||
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | No. 18 | CSN | L 20–42 | 9,359 | ||
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Rhode Island | No. 24 | W 26–14 | 5,803 | |||
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | UMass | No. 19 |
| W 37–7 | 3,341 | ||
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | No. 18 | W 57–24 | 3,341 | |||
| December 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 10 McNeese State* | No. 16 | W 14–10 | 12,450 | [6] | ||
| December 8 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Northern Iowa* | No. 16 |
| L 28–56 | 9,525 | ||
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- ^ The North Dakota State game was canceled due to the nationwide halt on air travel that followed the September 11th attacks.[2][4]
Awards and honors
[edit]- All-America – Lennard Byrd (Associated Press); Stephen Cooper (Associated Press); Chad Hayes (Associated Press)
- First Team All-Atlantic 10 – Lennard Byrd, Stephen Cooper
- Second Team All-Atlantic 10 – Royston English
- Third Team All-Atlantic 10 – Brendan Curry, David Cusano, Stefan Gomes, Zack Magliaro
- Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year – Stephen Cooper
- Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year – Jack Cosgrove
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2001 Maine Black Bears football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ Warner, Pete (September 10, 2001). "Bears Rally by Raiders". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NDSU Cancels Football Game With Maine, NCC Proceeds With Schedule". Yankton.net. Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan. September 13, 2001. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ "Defense, special teams spark UMaine win". Bangor Daily News. October 1, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maine holds on". Kennebec Journal. December 2, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.