1996 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1996 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by forth-year head coach Jack Cosgrove and finished the season with record of 7–4 and a 5–3 mark in the Yankee Conference.

1996 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Gilbert (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Neil McGrath (2nd season)
Captains	Mike Flynn Mitch Maury Todd Williamson
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x		6	–	2					8	–	3
Maine		5	–	3					7	–	4
UMass		4	–	4					6	–	5
Connecticut		3	–	5					4	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	6
Boston University		0	–	8					1	–	10
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 14 Villanova ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 11 Delaware ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 23 James Madison		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northeastern		3	–	5					6	–	5
Richmond		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29		at Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 21–22
September 7		at Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 24–13	3,725	[1]
September 14		Boston University	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 45–8
September 21		Rhode Island	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 58–19
September 28		No. 11 Delaware	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 17–27
October 5		at No. 23 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 7–31
October 12		at No. 18 Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 17–16
October 19		No. 18 New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	W 34–20
November 2	12:30 p.m.	at UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 22–14	6,251
November 9		at Hofstra*	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	W 9–7
November 16	1:30 p.m.	Buffalo*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 31–35	3,107
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1996 Maine Black Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 85 Brad Bolduc So C 68 Billy Cole So QB 11 Mickey Fein So OT 70 Mike Flynn Sr WR 1 Drew O'Connor Jr WR 7 John Tennett Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class SS 16 Mike Long Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jack Cosgrove Coordinators/assistant coaches Jow Gilbert OC/OL Ben Sirmans (RB/RC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1996-12-25

Team players in the NFL

No Maine players were selected in the 1997 NFL draft.

The following finished their college career in 1996, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Mike Flynn	Tackle	Baltimore Ravens

References

1. McEvoy, Pat (September 9, 1996). "Wright, Fein Spark UMaine". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Scoreboard: I-AA". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. September 8, 1996. p. 11D.
2. "Game by Game Results : 1995-1999". Cfbdatawarehose.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
3. "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2020.