2002 Maine Black Bears football team

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2002 Maine Black Bears football
A-10 co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 7–31 vs. Georgia Southern
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
2002 record11–3 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Wilder (3rd season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Maine $^   7 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 11 Northeastern $^   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 4 Villanova ^   6 – 3     11 – 4  
UMass   6 – 3     8 – 4  
William & Mary   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Richmond   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Delaware   4 – 5     6 – 6  
Hofstra   4 – 5     6 – 6  
James Madison   4 – 6     5 – 7  
New Hampshire   2 – 7     3 – 8  
Rhode Island   1 – 8     3 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 111th season and they finished in a tie as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Northeastern.[1][2] The Black Bears earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to Georgia Southern, 7–31.[1] Maine was led by 10th-year head coach Jack Cosgrove.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Central Connecticut*No. 13
W 52–35,710
September 76:00 p.m.No. 10 William & MaryNo. 11
W 27–146,326
September 146:00 p.m.at No. 11 VillanovaNo. 6
W 21–148,515
September 2112:00 p.m.at Howard*No. 4
W 42–122,518
September 28Rhode IslandNo. 3
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 31–147,034
October 512:00 p.m.at James MadisonNo. 3
W 17–614,728[3]
October 121:00 p.m.at UMassNo. 2
L 10–205,183
October 193:30 p.m.at Florida International*No. 8
W 33–75,303
October 2612:00 p.m.HofstraNo. 6
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 24–17
November 912:00 p.m.DelawareNo. 5
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 13–374,792
November 161:00 p.m.at RichmondNo. 11
W 21–143,554
November 23New HampshireNo. 9
W 31–14
November 301:00 p.m.at No. 5 Appalachian State*No. 7
W 14–134,311[4]
December 7at No. 3 Georgia Southern*No. 6
L 7–316,708
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll at time of game Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Awards and honors[]

  • All-America – Stephen Cooper (Associated Press)
  • First Team All-Atlantic 10 – Stephen Cooper, David Cusano, Dennis Dottin-Carter
  • Second Team All-Atlantic 10 – Brendan Curry, Matt Hammond, Peter Richardson, Marcus Williams
  • Third Team All-Atlantic 10 – Jake Eaton
  • Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year – Stephen Cooper

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "2002 Maine Black Bears football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Maine defense prevails". Bangor Daily News. October 7, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Black Bears move on behind Williams TD". The Boston Globe. December 1, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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