2015 Maine Black Bears football team

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2015 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record3–8 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Bourgoin
Defensive coordinatorJoe Harasymiak
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Richmond +^   6 2     10 4  
No. 11 James Madison +^   6 2     9 3  
No. 12 William & Mary +^   6 2     9 4  
Towson   5 3     7 4  
New Hampshire ^   5 3     7 5  
Villanova   5 3     6 5  
Stony Brook   3 5     5 5  
Delaware   3 5     4 7  
Elon   3 5     4 7  
Maine   3 5     3 8  
Albany   2 6     3 8  
Rhode Island   1 7     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 23rd-year head coach Jack Cosgrove and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place.

On November 24, head coach Jack Cosgrove resigned to become the Senior Associate Director of Athletics at Maine.[1] He finished his coaching career at Maine with a record of 129–135 in 23 seasons.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 51:00 pmat Boston College*ESPN3L 3–2429,626
September 198:00 pmat Tulane*ESPN3L 7–3821,114
September 263:30 pmRhode IslandASNW 27–177,535
October 33:30 pmat No. 19 RichmondWVIIL 17–487,228
October 103:30 pmat AlbanyW 39–78,500
October 173:30 pmYale*
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
BBTVL 10–217,351
October 2412:30 pmStony Brook
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
BBTVW 23–104,144
October 317:30 pmat VillanovaNBCSNL 3–134,309
November 77:00 pmTowson
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
ASNL 7–103,196
November 1412:30 pmElon
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
BBTVL 22–273,131
November 211:00 pmat New HampshireL 6–227,594

[2]

Game summaries[edit]

Boston College[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 3 0 0 0 3
Eagles 0 10 0 14 24

Tulane[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 7 0 0 0 7
Green Wave 3 21 14 0 38

Rhode Island[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 0 7 7 17
Black Bears 14 3 7 3 27

Richmond[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 7 3 7 0 17
#19 Spiders 14 6 14 14 48

Albany[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 20 3 9 7 39
Great Danes 0 7 0 0 7

Yale[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 6 12 21
Black Bears 0 7 3 0 10

Stony Brook[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 0 10 0 0 10
Black Bears 3 0 7 13 23

Villanova[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 0 3 0 0 3
Wildcats 6 0 0 7 13

Towson[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 3 7 0 10
Black Bears 0 0 0 7 7

Elon[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 7 10 0 10 27
Black Bears 0 0 3 19 22

New Hampshire[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 0 0 0 6 6
Wildcats 7 6 6 3 22

After the season[edit]

The following Black Bear was selected in the 2016 NFL Draft after the season.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
7 239 Trevor Bates Linebacker Indianapolis Colts

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maine". Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Maine Football Schedule". Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.