2007 Maine Black Bears football team

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

2007 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

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
	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

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]

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

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

Maine Black Bears football
Venues	Alfond Sports Stadium (1947–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	1965 Tangerine Bowl New Hampshire: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
Culture & lore	Black Bear Sports Network
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025