2007 Maine Black Bears football team

The 2007 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their 15th season under head coach Jack Cosgrove, the Black Bears compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and finished fourth in the CAA's North Division. John Wormuth, Patrick McCrossan, and Bruno Dorismond were the team captains.^[1]

2007 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	North Division
Record	4–7 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (15th season)
Captain	John Wormuth, Patrick McCrossan, Bruno Dorismond
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 UMass x+^		7	–	1					10	–	3
Hofstra		4	–	4					7	–	4
No. 14 New Hampshire ^		4	–	4					7	–	5
Maine		3	–	5					4	–	7
Northeastern		2	–	6					3	–	8
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
South Division
No. 5 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 James Madison ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 2 Delaware ^		5	–	3					11	–	4
Villanova		5	–	3					7	–	4
William & Mary		2	–	6					4	–	7
Towson		1	–	7					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Monmouth	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 21–14	7,312	[2][3]
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN Plus	L 0–38	35,413
September 15		at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		L 17–24 OT	11,117	[4]
September 22	2:30 p.m.	No. 3 UMass	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	CN8	L 7–38	6,167
October 6		at No. 12 Hofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY		L 13–38
October 13	3:00 p.m.	William & Mary	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		L 20–21	7,122
October 20	3:00 p.m.	at Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY		L 23–30 2OT	7,328
October 27		at Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA		W 20–14 2OT	4,340	[5]
November 3		Towson	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 16–13	2,562	[6]
November 10		Rhode Island	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 35–0
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at No. 20 New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)		L 14–39	6,222
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "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. Tony Graham (September 2, 2007). "Special-teams lapses doom Hawks". Asbury Park Press. p. H6 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Maine 21, Monmouth 14". Asbury Park Press. September 2, 2007. p. H6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Kevin Tatum (September 16, 2007). "Wildcats hold off Maine in overtime". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E15 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Barbara Matson (October 28, 2007). "Huskies can't change their wayward ways". The Boston Globe. p. D13 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Maine, 16-13". The Boston Globe. November 4, 2007. p. 104 – via Newspapers.com.