Maine Black Bears football

Maine Black Bears
	2016 Maine Black Bears football team
First season	1892
Athletic director	Steve Abbott
Head coach	Joe Harasymiak; 1st year, 0–0 (–)
Stadium	Alfond Stadium
Seating capacity	10,000
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Orono, Maine
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
All-time record	569–413–33 (.577)
Bowl record	0–0 (–)
Claimed nat'l titles	0
Conference titles	12
Division titles	0
Heisman winners	0
Mascot	Bananas T. Bear
Rivals	New Hampshire Wildcats
Website	GoBlackBears.com

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For information on all University of Maine sports, see Maine Black Bears

The Maine Black Bears football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Maine located in the U.S. state of Maine. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Maine's first football team was fielded in 1892. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat Alfond Stadium in Orono, Maine.

Conference affiliations

Notable alumni include:

The Black Bears have appeared in the Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs seven times. Their combined record is 3–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1987	First Round	Georgia Southern	L 28–31
1989	First Round	Missouri State	L 35–38
2001	First Round Quarterfinals	McNeese State Northern Iowa	W 14–10 L 28–56
2002	First Round Quarterfinals	Appalachian State Georgia Southern	W 14–13 L 7–31
2008	First Round	Northern Iowa	L 15–40
2011	Second Round Quarterfinals	Appalachian State Georgia Southern	W 34–12 L 23–35
2013	Second Round	New Hampshire	L 27–41

The Black Bears have competed in just one bowl game, the 1965 Tangerine Bowl. They lost 31–0 to East Carolina.

1949, 1951, 1952, 1961, 1965, 1974, 1982, 1987, 1989, 2001, 2002, 2013

v t e Maine Black Bears football
Venues	Alfond Stadium (1998–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	1965 Tangerine Bowl New Hampshire: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
Culture & lore	Black Bear Sports Network
People	Head coaches 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 2022 2023

v t e University of Maine
UMaine	Notable people Orono Collins Center for the Arts Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation Fogler Library Hudson Museum Maynard F. Jordan Observatory Page Farm & Home Museum Museum of Art University of Maine system
Media	The Maine Campus Ubris WMEB-FM The Maine Stein Song
Sports	Maine Black Bears Black Bear Sports Network Men's ice hockey Alfond Arena Alfond Stadium Baseball Mahaney Diamond Memorial Gymnasium
Organizations and Greek	Francis Crowe Society The Senior Skull Honor Society Phi Eta Kappa
Affiliates	Jackson Laboratory Maine Public Broadcasting Network