1993 Maine Black Bears football team

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1993 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1993 record0–11 (0–8 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Yankee Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New England
No. 6 Boston University x$^ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 25 UMass 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Rhode Island 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Maine 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
Mid-Atlantic
No. 10 William & Mary x^ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Delaware ^ 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
James Madison 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Richmond 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northeastern 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Villanova 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Jack Cosgrove, the Black Bears compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished last in the New England Division of the Yankee Conference.[1]

The team's three victories were later forfeited for the use of ineligible players.[1][2] The school's athletic director resigned following the controversy.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Buffalo
W 30–2714,179
September 11at Boston University
L 0–45
September 18 No. 25 UMass
W 17–137,924
September 25at New Hampshire
L 13–63
October 9vs. No. 14 RichmondPortland, MEL 14–17[4]
October 16at Rhode Island
W 26–23 2OT
October 23Connecticut
  • Alumi Field
  • Orono, ME
L 13–14
October 30at No. 15 Delaware
L 19–21
November 6 No. 11 William & Mary
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 23–473,400
November 13Northeastern
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 20–34
November 20Hofstra
  • Alumni field
  • Orono, ME
L 15–27
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 88. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "5 more UM athletes ineligible". The Bangor Daily News. February 25, 1994 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Coaches sense sadness, relief". The Bangor Daily News. April 2, 1994. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lilly keys Spiders over Maine". The News Leader. October 10, 1993. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
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