2005 Maine Black Bears football team

2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
	North
	South
	+ – Conference co-champions; x – Division champion/co-champions; ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant; Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2005 Maine Black Bears football
2005 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2005 record	5–6 (3–5 Atlantic 10)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (13th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Wilder (6th season)
Captain	Jermaine Walker, Ben Lazarski
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

The 2005 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 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their 13th season under head coach Jack Cosgrove, the Black Bears compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and finished fourth in the Atlantic 10's North Division. Jermaine Walker and Ben Lazarski were the team captains.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 7–25	77,469
September 10	William Penn*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	W 28–0
September 17	Richmond	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 21–26	4,762
October 1	Albany*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	W 31–7
October 8	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 2–38
October 15	at Hofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 0–44
October 22	UMass	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 14–35
October 29	Delaware	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	W 25–15
November 5	at Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 14–10
November 12	Rhode Island	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	W 27–24 (OT)
November 19	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 47–59
*Non-conference game

References[]

^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 88. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

[1] "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 88. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

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v t Maine Black Bears football
Venues	Alfond Stadium (1998–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	1965 Tangerine Bowl Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket (New Hampshire)
Culture & lore	Black Bear Sports Network
People	NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North
No. 5 New Hampshire x+^		7	–	1		11	–	2
No. 19 UMass		6	–	2		7	–	4
Hofstra		5	–	3		8	–	4
Maine		3	–	5		5	–	6
Northeastern		2	–	6		3	–	9
Rhode Island		2	–	6		4	–	7
South
No. 8 Richmond x+^		7	–	1		9	–	4
No. 25 James Madison		5	–	3		7	–	4
Towson		3	–	5		7	–	4
Delaware		3	–	5		6	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5		5	–	6
Villanova		2	–	6		4	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll