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2019 Maine Black Bears football
2019 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	6–6 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Nick Charlton (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Andrew Dresner (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Michael Ryan (1st season)
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 James Madison $^	8	–	0	14	–	2
No. 18 Albany ^	6	–	2	9	–	5
No. 15 Villanova ^	5	–	3	9	–	4
New Hampshire	5	–	3	6	–	5
Towson	4	–	4	7	–	5
Maine	4	–	4	6	–	6
Elon	4	–	4	5	–	6
Richmond	4	–	4	5	–	7
Delaware	3	–	5	5	–	7
William & Mary	3	–	5	5	–	7
Stony Brook	2	–	6	5	–	7
Rhode Island	0	–	8	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They were led by first-year head coach Nick Charlton. They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Black Bears were predicted to finish in third place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	238 (20)
2	Towson	217 (3)
3	Maine	201 (1)
4	Elon	164
5	Delaware	162
6	Stony Brook	151
7	New Hampshire	109
8	Rhode Island	104
9	Villanova	84
10	Richmond	62
11	William & Mary	58
12	Albany	34

Preseason All–CAA team

The Black Bears had six different players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.^[1]

Offense

Earnest Edwards – WR

Liam Dobson – OL

Defense

Kayon Whitaker – DL

Taji Lowe – LB

Deshawn Stevens – LB

Manny Patterson – CB

Special teams

Earnest Edwards – KR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart*	No. 7	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	W 42–14	7,478
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern*	No. 6	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	L 18–26	17,202
September 14	7:00 p.m.	No. 8 Towson	No. 7	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	L 23–45	6,256
September 21	12:00 p.m.	at Colgate*	No. 12	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	W 35–21	5,606
September 28	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Villanova	No. 12	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	L 17–33	10,071
October 12	12:00 p.m.	Richmond	No. 18	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS/WVII/WIPL	L 17–24	5,126
October 19	6:00 p.m.	at Liberty*		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 44–59	18,657
October 26	1:00 p.m.	William & Mary		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS/WVII/WIPL	W 34–25	8,123
November 2	3:30 p.m.	at Albany		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	W 47–31	3,315
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	W 31–17	4,424
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Rhode Island		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS/WVII/WIPL	W 34–30	4,908
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket)	FloSports	L 10–28	10,061
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	7	0	0	7	14
No. 7 Black Bears	21	21	0	0	42

At Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Black Bears	3	0	0	15	18
Eagles	0	10	6	10	26

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Tigers	10	7	14	14	45
No. 7 Black Bears	6	7	3	7	23

At Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Black Bears	7	14	14	0	35
Raiders	0	7	7	7	21

At Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Black Bears	0	3	7	7	17
No. 8 Wildcats	16	14	0	3	33

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	0	7	14	3	24
No. 18 Black Bears	7	3	7	0	17

At Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	3	14	7	20	44
Flames	17	28	7	7	59

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	6	6	0	13	25
Black Bears	0	21	10	3	34

At Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	10	14	23	0	47
Great Danes	7	14	3	7	31

At Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	28	0	0	3	31
Phoenix	0	3	7	7	17

Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	3	14	6	30
Black Bears	0	3	10	21	34

At New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	7	0	0	3	10
Wildcats	7	7	0	14	28

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	7	6	7	12	12-T	20	18	RV
Coaches	7	6	9	16	16	22	20	—

References

^ ^a ^b Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
^ "2019 Maine Football Schedule". goblackbears.com. University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[caa_preseason-1] Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

[2] "2019 Maine Football Schedule". goblackbears.com. University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

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