2015 Maine Black Bears football team

2015 Maine Black Bears football
2015 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	3–8 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (23rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bourgoin
Defensive coordinator	Joe Harasymiak
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium

2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

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
	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 pm	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN3	L 3–24	29,626
September 19	8:00 pm	at Tulane*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	L 7–38	21,114
September 26	3:30 pm	Rhode Island	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	ASN	W 27–17	7,535
October 3	3:30 pm	at No. 19 Richmond	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	WVII	L 17–48	7,228
October 10	3:30 pm	at Albany	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY		W 39–7	8,500
October 17	3:30 pm	Yale*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	BBTV	L 10–21	7,351
October 24	12:30 pm	Stony Brook	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	BBTV	W 23–10	4,144
October 31	7:30 pm	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NBCSN	L 3–13	4,309
November 7	7:00 pm	Towson	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	ASN	L 7–10	3,196
November 14	12:30 pm	Elon	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	BBTV	L 22–27	3,131
November 21	1:00 pm	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)		L 6–22	7,594
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Boston College

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

Tulane

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

Rhode Island

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

Richmond

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

Albany

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

Yale

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

Stony Brook

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

Villanova

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

Towson

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

Elon

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

New Hampshire

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

After the season

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

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

[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.

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Maine Black Bears football
Venues	Alfond Sports Stadium (1947–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	1965 Tangerine Bowl New Hampshire: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
Culture & lore	Black Bear Sports Network
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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