2013 Maine Black Bears football team

2013 Maine Black Bears football

CAA Champions
FCS Playoffs Second Round vs. New Hampshire, L 27–41
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	#12
FCS Coaches	#11
2013 record	10–3 (7–2 CAA)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (21st year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bourgoin
Defensive coordinator	Paul Ferraro
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

2013 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#12 Maine $^		7	–	1		10	–	3
#2 Towson ^		6	–	2		13	–	3
#5 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2		10	–	5
Villanova		5	–	3		6	–	5
Delaware		4	–	4		7	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4		7	–	5
Richmond		4	–	4		6	–	6
James Madison		3	–	5		6	–	6
Stony Brook		3	–	5		5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6		3	–	9
Albany		0	–	8		1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 21st 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 10–3, 7–1 in CAA play to be crowned CAA Champions. They received an automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to fellow CAA member New Hampshire.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 PM	at Norfolk State*		William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA		W 23–6	8,881
September 7	2:00 PM	at Massachusetts*		Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA	ESPN3	W 24–14	15,624
September 14	3:30 PM	Bryant*		Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	BBSN	W 35–22	5,863
September 21	3:30 PM	at #18 (FBS) Northwestern*		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	L 21–35	32,726
September 28	4:00 PM	at #22 Richmond		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	W 28–21	8,700
October 5	3:30 PM	#24 Delaware	#23	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	BBSN	W 62–28	6,304
October 19	12:30 PM	William & Mary	#14	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	WVII/FCS Atlantic	W 34–20	6,917
October 26	1:00 PM	at #18 Villanova	#11	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA		W 37–35	9,017
November 2	12:30 PM	Stony Brook	#10	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	WVII/FCS Pacific	W 19–14	4,068
November 9	3:30 PM	at Albany	#8	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY		W 33–27	4,912
November 16	12:30 PM	Rhode Island	#6	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	WVII/FCS Pacific	W 41–0	5,067
November 23	12:30 PM	at #21 New Hampshire	#4	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket)	CSN	L 3–24	10,333
December 7	2:00 PM	#15 New Hampshire*	#10	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 27–41	7,992
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	14	14	11	10	8	6	4	10	12
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	23	17	17	14	11	9	6	4	8	11

References

Maine Black Bears football

Venues	Alfond Stadium (1998–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket (New Hampshire)

Culture & lore	Black Bear Sports Network

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2013 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Bethune-Cookman Butler Coastal Carolina Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Fordham Furman Jacksonville State Lafayette Maine McNeese State Montana New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Arizona Sacred Heart Sam Houston State Samford South Carolina State South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Southern Utah Tennessee State Towson

Champion – North Dakota State

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