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1993 Maine Black Bears football team

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1993 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^ 8 0 0 12 1 0
No. 25 UMass 6 2 0 9 2 0
Connecticut 5 3 0 6 5 0
New Hampshire 4 4 0 6 5 0
Rhode Island 2 6 0 4 7 0
Maine 0 8 0 0 11 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 18 Delaware ^ 6 2 0 9 4 0
James Madison 4 4 0 6 5 0
Richmond 3 5 0 5 6 0
Northeastern 2 6 0 2 9 0
Villanova 1 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Jack Cosgrove, the Black Bears compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished last in the New England Division of the Yankee Conference.[1]

The team's three victories were later forfeited for the use of ineligible players.[1][2] The school's athletic director resigned following the controversy.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at BuffaloL 30–27 (forfeit)14,179[4]
September 11at Boston UniversityL 0–45[5]
September 18 No. 25 UMassL 17–13 (forfeit)7,924[6]
September 25at New HampshireL 13–63[7]
October 9vs. No. 14 RichmondL 14–173,459[8]
October 16at Rhode IslandL 26–23 (forfeit) 2OT6,879[9]
October 23Connecticut
  • Alumi Field
  • Orono, ME
L 13–148,047[10]
October 30at No. 15 DelawareL 19–21[11]
November 6 No. 11 William & Mary
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 23–473,400[12]
November 13Northeastern
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 20–34[13]
November 20Hofstra
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 15–27[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "5 more UM athletes ineligible". The Bangor Daily News. February 25, 1994 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Coaches sense sadness, relief". The Bangor Daily News. April 2, 1994. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tubbs leads Maine to victory". The Bangor Daily News. September 6, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "BU belts Maine". Kennebec Journal. September 13, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UMass reeling from mistakes". Daily Hampshire Gazette. September 20, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats' offense is unstoppable in rout". Concord Monitor. September 26, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UMaine fumbles its rally". Sun-Journal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Black Bears back to even". Morning Sentinel. October 18, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rodgers steers UConn past Maine". Boston Sunday Globe. October 25, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Maine field goal doesn't fall, again". The Bangor Daily News. November 1, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Knight has a passing fancy in Tribe's blowout win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 7, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Pearl dazzles Bears". The Bangor Daily News. November 15, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Maine loses 5th straight". Kennebec Journal. November 22, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.