2019 Maine Black Bears football team

2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – FCS playoff participant; Rankings from STATS Poll

Maine Black Bears football
2019 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2019 record	6–6 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Nick Charlton (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Andrew Dresner (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Michael Ryan (1st season)
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium; (Capacity: 10,000)

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.

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2018 season 10–4, 7–1 in CAA play to be crowned CAA champions. They received the CAA's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Jacksonville State in the second round, and Weber State in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Eastern Washington.

Preseason

CAA poll

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

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

Offense

Earnest Edwards – WR

Liam Dobson – OL

Defense

Kayon Whitaker – DL

Taji Lowe – LB

Deshawn Stevens – LB

Manny Patterson – CB

Special Teams

Earnest Edwards – KR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart*	No. 7	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	W 42–14	7,478
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern*	No. 6	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	L 18–26	17,202
September 14	7:00 p.m.	No. 8 Towson	No. 7	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	L 23–45	6,256
September 21	12:00 p.m.	at Colgate*	No. 12	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	W 35–21	5,606
September 28	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Villanova	No. 12	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	L 17–33	10,071
October 12	12:00 p.m.	Richmond	No. 18	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS/WVII/WIPL	L 17–24	5,126
October 19	6:00 p.m.	at Liberty*		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 44–59	18,657
October 26	1:00 p.m.	William & Mary		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS/WVII/WIPL	W 34–25	8,123
November 2	3:30 p.m.	at Albany		Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	FloSports	W 47–31	3,315
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	W 31–17	4,424
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Rhode Island		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS/WVII/WIPL	W 34–30	4,908
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket)	FloSports	L 10–28	10,061
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:[2]

Game summaries

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	7	0	0	7	14
No. 7 Black Bears	21	21	0	0	42

at Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Black Bears	3	0	0	15	18
Eagles	0	10	6	10	26

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Tigers	10	7	14	14	45
No. 7 Black Bears	6	7	3	7	23

at Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Black Bears	7	14	14	0	35
Raiders	0	7	7	7	21

at Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Black Bears	0	3	7	7	17
No. 8 Wildcats	16	14	0	3	33

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	0	7	14	3	24
No. 18 Black Bears	7	3	7	0	17

at Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	3	14	7	20	44
Flames	17	28	7	7	59

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	6	6	0	13	25
Black Bears	0	21	10	3	34

at Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	10	14	23	0	47
Great Danes	7	14	3	7	31

at Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	28	0	0	3	31
Phoenix	0	3	7	7	17

Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	3	14	6	30
Black Bears	0	3	10	21	34

at New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	7	0	0	3	10
Wildcats	7	7	0	14	28

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	7	6	7	12	12-T	20	18	RV
Coaches	7	6	9	16	16	22	20	NR

References

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

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[caa_preseason-1] 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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Venues	Alfond Stadium (1998–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket (New Hampshire)
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