2004 Maine Black Bears football team

2004 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	5–6 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Wilder (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Nagy (4th season)
Captain	Mike Leconte, Marcus Walton, Marcus Williams
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium

2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					11	–	3
UMass		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northeastern		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	7
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 3 William & Mary x^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 7 Delaware x^		7	–	1					9	–	4
Villanova		3	–	5					6	–	5
Richmond		2	–	6					3	–	8
Towson		0	–	8					3	–	8
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 12th season under head coach Jack Cosgrove, the Black Bears compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for sixth place in the conference. Mike Leconte, Marcus Walton, and Marcus Williams were the team captains.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at No. 3 Montana	No. 11	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 20–27	23,228
September 11	No. 23 Northern Colorado	No. 17	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	W 38–0
September 18	at Mississippi State	No. 15	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, Mississippi	W 9–7	43,486
October 2	at No. 4 Delaware	No. 8	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 38–43	22,030
October 9	at Richmond	No. 12	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 29–25	5,031
October 16	No. 17 James Madison	No. 12	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 20–24
October 23	Northeastern	No. 19	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	W 35–26
October 30	at UMass	No. 19	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 34–35 ^OT	5,632
November 6	Hofstra		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 20–31
November 13	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 42–28
November 20	No. 5 New Hampshire		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	L 36–50
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.