| 2002 Maine Black Bears football | |
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A-10 co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 7–31 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 6 |
| Record | 11–3 (7–2 A-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bobby Wilder (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rich Nagy (2nd season) |
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| Home stadium | Alfond Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1][2] The Black Bears earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to Georgia Southern, 7–31.[1] Maine was led by 10th-year head coach Jack Cosgrove.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | Central Connecticut* | No. 13 | W 52–3 | 5,710 | |||
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 10 William & Mary | No. 11 | W 27–14 | 6,326 | ||
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Villanova | No. 6 | W 21–14 | 8,515 | ||
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Howard* | No. 4 | W 42–12 | 2,518 | ||
| September 28 | Rhode Island | No. 3 |
| W 31–14 | 7,034 | ||
| October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at James Madison | No. 3 | W 17–6 | 14,728 | [3] | |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at UMass | No. 2 | L 10–20 | 5,183 | ||
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at FIU* | No. 8 | W 33–7 | 5,303 | ||
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Hofstra | No. 6 |
| W 24–17 | ||
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Delaware | No. 5 |
| L 13–37 | 4,792 | |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Richmond | No. 11 | W 21–14 | 3,554 | ||
| November 23 | New Hampshire | No. 9 |
| W 31–14 | |||
| November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Appalachian State* | No. 7 | W 14–13 | 4,311 | [4] | |
| December 7 | at No. 3 Georgia Southern* | No. 6 |
| L 7–31 | 6,708 | ||
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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 2 3 "2002 Maine Black Bears football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ↑ "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Maine defense prevails". Bangor Daily News. October 7, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Black Bears move on behind Williams TD". The Boston Globe. December 1, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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