2014 Maine Black Bears football team

2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – FCS playoff participant; Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2014 Maine Black Bears football
2014 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2014 record	5–6 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (22nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bourgoin
Defensive coordinator	Joe Harasymiak
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium; (Capacity: 10,000)
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 22nd-year head coach Jack Cosgrove and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Norfolk State*	No. 25	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 10–6	6,951
September 13	1:00 pm	at Bryant*	No. 23	Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI		L 10–13	3,291
September 20	1:00 pm	at Boston College*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN3	L 10–40	28,676
September 27	7:00 pm	at Towson		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	CSN	W 27–24	6,031
October 4	12:30 pm	No. 6 Villanova		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	BBTV	L 20–41	5,173
October 11	7:00 pm	at Stony Brook		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	ASN	L 7–19	5,842
October 18	12:30 pm	Albany		Alfond Stadium Orono, NE	BBTV	L 7–20	7,464
October 25	12:00 pm	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	ASN	W 20–14	6,316
November 8	12:30 pm	No. 8 Richmond		Alfond Stadium Orono, NE	BBTV	W 33–20	4,675
November 15	3:00 pm	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 24–17	5,022
November 22	3:30 pm	No. 1 New Hampshire		Alfond Stadium Orono, NE (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket)	NBCSN	L 12–20	4,023
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

*-BBTV affiliates include: WVII, WFVX, WPME, and Fox College Sports.

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

2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 3 New Hampshire $^		8	–	0		12	–	2
No. 7 Villanova ^		7	–	1		11	–	3
No. 18 James Madison ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
No. 16 Richmond ^		5	–	3		9	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4		7	–	5
Delaware		4	–	4		6	–	6
Maine		4	–	4		5	–	6
Stony Brook		4	–	4		5	–	7
Albany		3	–	5		7	–	5
Towson		2	–	6		4	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7		1	–	11
Elon		0	–	8		1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll