This is a list of seasons completed by the Maine Black Bears football team, which represents the University of Maine of Orono, Maine, in intercollegiate football in the United States.
Seasons
edit| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach |
Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
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| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Maine Black Bears | ||||||||||||||
| 1892 | 1892 | Chesley Johnston | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1893 | 1893 | Wildes Veazie | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1894 | 1894 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1895 | 1895 | P. Folsom | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1896 | 1896 | Jack Abbott | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |||||||
| 1897 | 1897 | Harry Orman Robinson | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1898 | 1898 | Jim Coombs | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1899 | 1899 | W. B. Hopkins | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1900 | 1900 | Ernest Burton | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1901 | 1901 | John Wells Farley | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1902 | 1902 | Edward N. Robinson | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1903 | 1903 | John Wells Farley | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1904 | 1904 | Emmett O. King | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1905 | 1905 | Frank McCoy | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1906 | 1906 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1907 | 1907 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1908 | 1908 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1909 | 1909 | George Schildmiller | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1910 | 1910 | Edgar Wingard | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |||||||
| 1911 | 1911 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1912 | 1912 | Thomas J. Riley | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1913 | 1913 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1914 | 1914 | Eddie Cochems | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1915 | 1915 | Tommy Hughitt | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1916 | 1916 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1917 | 1917 | Thomas A. McCann | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1918 | 1918 | Donald R. Aldworth | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1919 | 1919 | James A. Baldwin | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1920 | 1920 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1921 | 1921 | Fred Brice | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1923 | 1923 | New England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1924 | 1924 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1925 | 1925 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1926 | 1926 | 7 | 1 | 0 | T–2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1927 | 1927 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1928 | 1928 | 4 | 1 | 2 | T–1st | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1929 | 1929 | 2 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1930 | 1930 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1931 | 1931 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1932 | 1932 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2nd | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 1 | 6 | 0 | T–3rd | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1941 | 1941 | George E. Allen | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1942 | 1942 | William C. Kenyon | 2 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1943 | 1943 | Samuel Sezak | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1944 | 1944 | William C. Kenyon | 2 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1945 | 1945 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3rd | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1946 | 1946 | George E. Allen | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1947 | 1947 | Yankee | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1948 | 1948 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1949 | 1949 | David M. Nelson | 2 | 4 | 1 | T–1st | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1950 | 1950 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1951 | 1951 | Harold Westerman | 6 | 0 | 1 | T–1st | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1952 | 1952 | 4 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1953 | 1953 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1955 | 1955 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1956 | 1956 | NCAA | College | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | 1957 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1958 | 1958 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | 1962 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost Tangerine Bowl | — | ||||
| 1966 | 1966 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1967 | 1967 | Walter Abbott | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1968 | 1968 | 3 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1971 | 1971 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division II | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–1st | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–4th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | 1976 | Jack Bicknell | 6 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1977 | 1977 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–4th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | Division I-AA | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6th | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1979 | 1979 | 2 | 9 | 0 | T–5th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | Ron Rogerson | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1982 | 1982 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–1st | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | Buddy Teevens | 6 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1986 | 1986 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | Tim Murphy | 8 | 4 | 0 | T–1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I-AA First Round | #13 | |||
| 1988 | 1988 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | Tom Lichtenberg | 9 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I-AA First Round | #8 | |||
| 1990 | 1990 | Kirk Ferentz | 3 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1991 | 1991 | 3 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 6 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | Jack Cosgrove | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | 3 | 8 | 0 | T–8th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 3 | 8 | 0 | T–11th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 6 | 5 | 0 | T–7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | Atlantic 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2000 | 2000 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 9 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | #10 | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 11 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | #6 | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 7 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | Division I FCS | 6 | 5 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2007 | 2007 | CAA | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2008 | 2008 | 8 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I FCS First Round | #18 | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 9th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 9 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I FCS Quarterfinals | #13 / #13 | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I FCS Second Round | #12 / #11 | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 3 | 8 | 0 | T–8th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | Joe Harasymiak | 6 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2017 | 2017 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I FCS Semifinals | #4 / #5 | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | Nick Charlton | 6 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2020 | 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 6 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | Jordan Stevens | 2 | 9 | 0 | T–10th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13th | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||||