2001 Maine Black Bears football team

2001 Maine Black Bears football
A-10 co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 28–56 vs. Northern Iowa
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
Record9–3 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Wilder (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Nagy (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Hofstra +^   7 2     9 3  
No. 10 Maine +^   7 2     9 3  
No. 20 Villanova +   7 2     8 3  
No. 17 William & Mary +^   7 2     8 4  
No. 21 Rhode Island   6 3     8 3  
Delaware   4 5     4 6  
Northeastern   4 5     5 6  
UMass   3 6     3 8  
Richmond   3 6     3 8  
New Hampshire   2 7     4 7  
James Madison   0 9     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 110th season and they finished in a four-way tie as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Hofstra, Villanova, and William & Mary.[1][2] Each team finished with identical 7–2 conference records. The Black Bears earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to Northern Iowa, 28–56.[1] Maine was led by ninth-year head coach Jack Cosgrove.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "2001 Maine Black Bears football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2019.