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2019 Maine Black Bears football team

The 2019 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They were led by first-year head coach Nick Charlton. They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.

2019 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record6–6 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Dresner (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMichael Ryan (1st season)
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 James Madison $^   8 – 0     14 – 2  
No. 18 Albany ^   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 15 Villanova ^   5 – 3     9 – 4  
New Hampshire   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Towson   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Maine   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Elon   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Richmond   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Delaware   3 – 5     5 – 7  
William & Mary   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Stony Brook   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Rhode Island   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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CAA poll

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In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Black Bears were predicted to finish in third place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 238 (20)
2 Towson 217 (3)
3 Maine 201 (1)
4 Elon 164
5 Delaware 162
6 Stony Brook 151
7 New Hampshire 109
8 Rhode Island 104
9 Villanova 84
10 Richmond 62
11 William & Mary 58
12 Albany 34

Preseason All–CAA team

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The Black Bears had six different players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.Sacred Heart*No. 7
FloSportsW 42–147,478
September 76:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern*No. 6
ESPN+L 18–2617,202
September 147:00 p.m.No. 8 TowsonNo. 7
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FloSportsL 23–456,256
September 2112:00 p.m.at Colgate*No. 12
StadiumW 35–215,606
September 283:30 p.m.at No. 8 VillanovaNo. 12
FloSportsL 17–3310,071
October 1212:00 p.m.RichmondNo. 18
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCS/WVII/WIPLL 17–245,126
October 196:00 p.m.at Liberty*
ESPN+L 44–5918,657
October 261:00 p.m.William & Mary 
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCS/WVII/WIPLW 34–258,123
November 23:30 p.m.at Albany
FloSportsW 47–313,315
November 92:00 p.m.at Elon
FloSportsW 31–174,424
November 1612:00 p.m.Rhode Island
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
FCS/WVII/WIPLW 34–304,908
November 231:00 p.m.at New Hampshire
FloSportsL 10–2810,061
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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Sacred Heart

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 7 0 0 7 14
No. 7 Black Bears 21 21 0 0 42
See also: 2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

At Georgia Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Black Bears 3 0 0 15 18
Eagles 0 10 6 10 26
See also: 2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Towson

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Tigers 10 7 14 14 45
No. 7 Black Bears 6 7 3 7 23
See also: 2019 Towson Tigers football team

At Colgate

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Black Bears 7 14 14 0 35
Raiders 0 7 7 7 21
See also: 2019 Colgate Raiders football team

At Villanova

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Black Bears 0 3 7 7 17
No. 8 Wildcats 16 14 0 3 33
See also: 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team

Richmond

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 0 7 14 3 24
No. 18 Black Bears 7 3 7 0 17
See also: 2019 Richmond Spiders football team

At Liberty

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1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 3 14 7 20 44
Flames 17 28 7 7 59
See also: 2019 Liberty Flames football team

William & Mary

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 6 6 0 13 25
Black Bears 0 21 10 3 34
See also: 2019 William & Mary Tribe football team

At Albany

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1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 10 14 23 0 47
Great Danes 7 14 3 7 31
See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team

At Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 28 0 0 3 31
Phoenix 0 3 7 7 17
See also: 2019 Elon Phoenix football team

Rhode Island

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 3 14 6 30
Black Bears 0 3 10 21 34
See also: 2019 Rhode Island Rams football team

At New Hampshire

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1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 7 0 0 3 10
Wildcats 7 7 0 14 28
See also: 2019 New Hampshire Wildcats football team and Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS7671212-T2018RV
Coaches76916162220—

References

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  1. ^ a b Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Maine Football Schedule". goblackbears.com. University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
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