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2002 Maine Black Bears football
A-10 co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 7–31 vs. Georgia Southern
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
Record11–3 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Wilder (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Nagy (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
Seasons← 20012003 →
2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Maine $^   7 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 11 Northeastern $^   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 4 Villanova ^   6 – 3     11 – 4  
UMass   6 – 3     8 – 4  
William & Mary   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Richmond   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Delaware   4 – 5     6 – 6  
Hofstra   4 – 5     6 – 6  
James Madison   4 – 6     5 – 7  
New Hampshire   2 – 7     3 – 8  
Rhode Island   1 – 8     3 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 111th season and they finished in a tie as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Northeastern. The Black Bears earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to Georgia Southern, 7–31. Maine was led by 10th-year head coach Jack Cosgrove.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Central Connecticut*No. 13W 52–35,710
September 76:00 p.m.No. 10 William & MaryNo. 11W 27–146,326
September 146:00 p.m.at No. 11 VillanovaNo. 6W 21–148,515
September 2112:00 p.m.at Howard*No. 4W 42–122,518
September 28Rhode IslandNo. 3
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 31–147,034
October 512:00 p.m.at James MadisonNo. 3W 17–614,728
October 121:00 p.m.at UMassNo. 2L 10–205,183
October 193:30 p.m.at FIU*No. 8W 33–75,303
October 2612:00 p.m.HofstraNo. 6
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 24–17
November 912:00 p.m.DelawareNo. 5
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 13–374,792
November 161:00 p.m.at RichmondNo. 11W 21–143,554
November 23New HampshireNo. 9W 31–14
November 301:00 p.m.at No. 5 Appalachian State*No. 7W 14–134,311
December 7at No. 3 Georgia Southern*No. 6L 7–316,708

Awards and honors

  • All-America – Stephen Cooper (Associated Press)
  • First Team All-Atlantic 10 – Stephen Cooper, David Cusano, Dennis Dottin-Carter
  • Second Team All-Atlantic 10 – Brendan Curry, Matt Hammond, Peter Richardson, Marcus Williams
  • Third Team All-Atlantic 10 – Jake Eaton
  • Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year – Stephen Cooper

References

  1. ^ "2002 Maine Black Bears football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  3. "Maine defense prevails". Bangor Daily News. October 7, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Black Bears move on behind Williams TD". The Boston Globe. December 1, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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