2001 Maine Black Bears football
A-10 co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 28–56 vs. Northern Iowa
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
Record9–3 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Wilder (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Nagy (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 87:00 p.m.Colgate*W 34–105,311[3]
September 15at North Dakota State* Canceled[lower-alpha 1]
September 226:00 p.m.at No. 14 HofstraMSG NetworkL 44–513,109
September 297:00 p.m.James Madison
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 13–38,011[5]
October 67:00 p.m.No. 24 Richmond
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 14–32,619
October 13at NortheasternW 21–9
October 2012:00 p.m.No. 19 VillanovaNo. 24
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 44–405,717
October 2712:00 p.m.at William & MaryNo. 18CSNL 20–429,359
November 312:00 p.m.at No. 8 Rhode IslandNo. 24W 26–145,803
November 1012:00 p.m.UMassNo. 19
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 37–73,341
November 1712:00 p.m.at New HampshireNo. 18W 57–243,341
December 18:00 p.m.at No. 10 McNeese State*No. 16W 14–10 12,450[6]
December 82:30 p.m.at No. 6 Northern Iowa*No. 16
L 28–56 9,525
  1. 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

  • 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 YearJack Cosgrove

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2001 Maine Black Bears football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  3. Warner, Pete (September 10, 2001). "Bears Rally by Raiders". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "NDSU Cancels Football Game With Maine, NCC Proceeds With Schedule". Yankton.net. Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan. September 13, 2001. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  5. "Defense, special teams spark UMaine win". Bangor Daily News. October 1, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Maine holds on". Kennebec Journal. December 2, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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