2015 Maine Black Bears football team

The 2015 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 23rd-year head coach Jack Cosgrove and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place.

2015 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	3–8 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (23rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bourgoin
Defensive coordinator	Joe Harasymiak
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Richmond +^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 11 James Madison +^		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 12 William & Mary +^		6	–	2					9	–	4
Towson		5	–	3					7	–	4
New Hampshire ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Villanova		5	–	3					6	–	5
Stony Brook		3	–	5					5	–	5
Delaware		3	–	5					4	–	7
Elon		3	–	5					4	–	7
Maine		3	–	5					3	–	8
Albany		2	–	6					3	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

On November 24, head coach Jack Cosgrove resigned to become the Senior Associate Director of Athletics at Maine.^[1] He finished his coaching career at Maine with a record of 129–135 in 23 seasons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 pm	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN3	L 3–24	29,626
September 19	8:00 pm	at Tulane*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	L 7–38	21,114
September 26	3:30 pm	Rhode Island	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	ASN	W 27–17	7,535
October 3	3:30 pm	at No. 19 Richmond	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	WVII	L 17–48	7,228
October 10	3:30 pm	at Albany	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY		W 39–7	8,500
October 17	3:30 pm	Yale*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	BBTV	L 10–21	7,351
October 24	12:30 pm	Stony Brook	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	BBTV	W 23–10	4,144
October 31	7:30 pm	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NBCSN	L 3–13	4,309
November 7	7:00 pm	Towson	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	ASN	L 7–10	3,196
November 14	12:30 pm	Elon	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	BBTV	L 22–27	3,131
November 21	1:00 pm	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket)		L 6–22	7,594
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source:^[2]

Game summaries

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	3	0	0	0	3
Eagles	0	10	0	14	24

See also: 2015 Boston College Eagles football team

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	7	0	0	0	7
Green Wave	3	21	14	0	38

See also: 2015 Tulane Green Wave football team

Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	0	7	7	17
Black Bears	14	3	7	3	27

See also: 2015 Rhode Island Rams football team

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	7	3	7	0	17
#19 Spiders	14	6	14	14	48

See also: 2015 Richmond Spiders football team

Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	20	3	9	7	39
Great Danes	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2015 Albany Great Danes football team

Yale

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	6	12	21
Black Bears	0	7	3	0	10

See also: 2015 Yale Bulldogs football team

Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	0	10	0	0	10
Black Bears	3	0	7	13	23

See also: 2015 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	3	0	0	3
Wildcats	6	0	0	7	13

See also: 2015 Villanova Wildcats football team

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	7	0	10
Black Bears	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2015 Towson Tigers football team

Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	7	10	0	10	27
Black Bears	0	0	3	19	22

See also: 2015 Elon Phoenix football team

New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	0	0	6	6
Wildcats	7	6	6	3	22

See also: 2015 New Hampshire Wildcats football team and Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket

2016 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Trevor Bates	7	239	Linebacker	Indianapolis Colts

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References

1. . Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
2. . Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
3. "2016 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2016.