2011 Maine Black Bears football team

2011 Maine Black Bears football
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 23–35 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 13
FCS Coaches	No. 13
Record	9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (19th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bourgoin
Defensive coordinator	Joe Rossi
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium

2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Towson $^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 10 Old Dominion ^		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 8 Maine ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 11 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Delaware		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 15 James Madison ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Villanova		1	–	7					2	–	9
Richmond		0	–	8					3	–	8
UMass *		0	–	0					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – UMass' conference record was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Black Bears were led by 19th-year head coach Jack Cosgrove and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Appalachian State in the second round before falling to Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 PM	Bryant*		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 28–13	6,041
September 10	1:00 PM	at Pittsburgh*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 29–35	41,230
September 17	6:00 PM	at Albany*		University Field Albany, NY	ESPN3	W 31–15	4,944
October 1	3:00 PM	No. 6 Delaware		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	TWC9	W 31–17	6,000
October 8	3:30 PM	at No. 7 James Madison	No. 19	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	WABI	W 25–24 ^OT	24,023
October 15	1:00 PM	Rhode Island	No. 12	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	CSNNE	W 27–21	7,256
October 22	3:30 PM	at No. 18 Richmond	No. 9	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	WABI	W 23–22	8,700
October 29	3:30 PM	at Villanova	No. 8	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		W 41–25	3,201
November 5	12:30 PM	No. 14 Towson	No. 7	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		L 30–40	5,258
November 12	12:30 PM	UMass	No. 13	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	WABI/CSN	W 32–21	4,460
November 19	12:00 PM	at No. 12 New Hampshire	No. 11	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	WABI	L 27–30	8,536
December 3	2:00 PM	at No. 9 Appalachian State*	No. 13	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	W 34–12	15,291
December 10	2:00 PM	at No. 3 Georgia Southern*	No. 13	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN3	L 23–35	12,886
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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After the season

The following Black Bear was selected in the 2012 NFL draft after the season.^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
4	133	Jerron McMillian	Defensive back	Green Bay Packers

References

1. "Maine Football 2011 Schedule". Goblackbears.com. 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
2. "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.