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American college football season
The 2018 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2018 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 third-year head coach Joe Harasymiak .[1]
Preseason [ edit ] CAA Poll [ edit ] In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Black Bears were predicted to finish in eighth place.[2]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
James Madison
241 (21)
2
New Hampshire
206 (2)
3
Delaware
182
4
Stony Brook
169
5
Elon
168 (1)
6
Villanova
164
7
Richmond
127
8
Maine 81
9
Albany
78
10
Towson
74
11
William & Mary
55
12
Rhode Island
39
Preseason All-CAA Team [ edit ] The Black Bears had three players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
Defense
Kayon Whitaker – DL
Special teams
Earnest Edwards – KR
Mozai Nelson – Specialist
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. No. 7 New Hampshire FCS /FSGO W 35–76,597 September 8 7:30 p.m. at Western Kentucky * No. 22 ESPN+ W 31–2815,178 September 22 3:00 p.m. at Central Michigan * No. 13 ESPN+ L 5–1716,474 September 29 1:00 p.m. at Yale * No. 16 ESPN+ L 14–357,889 October 6 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Villanova No. 25 FCS /WVII /WIPL W 13–106,894 October 13 12:00 p.m. at No. 16 Rhode Island No. 21 CAA.tv W 38–367,301 October 20 3:30 p.m. at William & Mary No. 16 Cox Yurview L 20–2710,462 October 27 1:00 p.m. Albany No. 24 FCS/WVII/WIPL W 28–99,248 November 3 4:00 p.m. at No. 15 Towson No. 23 CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveW 35–287,356 November 10 3:00 p.m. at Richmond No. 16 NBCS WA+ W 28–97,820 November 17 12:00 p.m. No. 14 Elon No. 16 FCS/WVII/WIPL W 27–266,584 December 1 12:00 p.m. No. 8 Jacksonville State No. 12 ESPN3 W 55–276,145 8:00 p.m. at No. 3 Weber State No. 12 ESPN2 W 23–187,726 December 15 2:00 p.m. at No. 4 Eastern Washington No. 12 ESPN2 L 19–507,529 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
[3]
Game summaries [ edit ] New Hampshire [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Wildcats
0
0
0
7
7
Black Bears
0
22
7
6
35
At Western Kentucky [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 22 Black Bears
0
14
14
3
31
Hilltoppers
21
0
0
7
28
At Central Michigan [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 13 Black Bears
0
0
3
2
5
Chippewas
0
10
0
7
17
At Yale [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Black Bears
0
0
7
7
14
Bulldogs
7
7
14
7
35
Villanova [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 19 Wildcats
3
0
7
0
10
No. 25 Black Bears
0
3
7
3
13
At Rhode Island [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Black Bears
7
7
8
16
38
No. 16 Rams
10
6
14
6
36
At William & Mary [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Black Bears
10
7
0
3
20
Tribe
7
7
3
10
27
1
2
3
4
Total
Great Danes
0
0
3
6
9
No. 24 Black Bears
14
7
0
7
28
At Towson [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 23 Black Bears
7
14
7
7
35
No. 15 Tigers
0
7
14
7
28
At Richmond [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Black Bears
14
7
7
0
28
Spiders
0
3
0
6
9
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 14 Phoenix
0
10
10
6
26
No. 16 Black Bears
0
14
13
0
27
FCS Playoffs [ edit ] Maine received a bye in the first round.[4] [5] [6]
Jacksonville State–Second Round [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 8 Gamecocks
7
7
10
3
27
No. 12 Black Bears
21
21
7
6
55
At Weber State–Quarterfinals [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 12 Black Bears
0
7
7
9
23
No. 3 Wildcats
0
3
9
6
18
At Eastern Washington–Semifinals [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 12 Black Bears
0
0
19
0
19
No. 4 Eagles
21
7
15
7
50
Ranking movements [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS — 22 17 13 16 25 21 16 24 23 16 16 12 4 Coaches — 25 20 16 16 25 22 20 RV RV 21 19 14 5
References [ edit ]
^ "Football Announces 2018 Schedule" . goblackbears.com . University of Maine Athletics. November 1, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2018 .^ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018" . Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018 . ^ "2018 Maine Football Schedule" . goblackbears.com . University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2018 .^ "Jacksonville State vs. Maine - Game Summary - December 1, 2018 - ESPN" . ESPN. December 9, 2018.^ "Maine vs. Weber State - Game Summary - December 8, 2018 - ESPN" . December 9, 2018.^ "Maine vs. Eastern Washington - Game Summary - December 15, 2018 - ESPN" . December 9, 2018.
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