2011 Maine Black Bears football team

2011 Maine Black Bears football
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals vs Georgia Southern, L 23–35
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	#13
FCS Coaches	#13
2011 record	9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (19th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bourgoin
Defensive coordinator	Joe Rossi
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

2011 CAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#9 Towson $^		7	–	1					9	–	3
#10 Old Dominion ^		6	–	2					10	–	3
#8 Maine ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
#11 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
#17 Delaware		5	–	3					7	–	4
#15 James Madison ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Villanova		1	–	7					2	–	9
Richmond		0	–	8					3	–	8
Massachusetts		0	–	0					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant UMass' conference record is listed as 0-0 because they were in the process of transitioning to FBS As of January 9, 2012; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Black Bears were led by 19th year head coach Jack Cosgrove and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Appalachian State in the second round before falling to Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 PM	Bryant*		Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		W 28–13	6,041
September 10	1:00 PM	at Pittsburgh*		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 29–35	41,230
September 17	6:00 PM	at Albany*		University Field • Albany, NY	ESPN3	W 31–15	4,944
October 1	3:00 PM	#6 Delaware		Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	TWC9	W 31–17	6,000
October 8	3:30 PM	at #7 James Madison	#19	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	WABI	W 25–24 OT	24,023
October 15	1:00 PM	Rhode Island	#12	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	CSNNE	W 27–21	7,256
October 22	3:30 PM	at #18 Richmond	#9	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	WABI	W 23–22	8,700
October 29	3:30 PM	at Villanova	#8	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA		W 41–25	3,201
November 5	12:30 PM	#14 Towson	#7	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		L 30–40	5,258
November 12	12:30 PM	Massachusetts	#13	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	WABI/CSN	W 32–21	4,460
November 19	12:00 PM	at #12 New Hampshire	#11	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket)	WABI	L 27–30	8,536
December 3	2:00 PM	at #9 Appalachian State*	#13	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 34–12	15,291
December 10	2:00 PM	at #3 Georgia Southern*	#13	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	L 23–35	12,886
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.