2016 Maine Black Bears Football Team

2016 Maine Black Bears football
2016 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	6–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Joe Harasymiak (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Liam Coen (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Corey Hetherman (1st season)
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 8 Richmond ^	5	–	3	10	–	4
Maine	5	–	3	6	–	5
Albany	4	–	4	7	–	4
Stony Brook	4	–	4	5	–	6
William & Mary	3	–	5	5	–	6
Towson	3	–	5	4	–	7
Delaware	2	–	6	4	–	7
Elon	1	–	7	2	–	9
Rhode Island	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Joe Harasymiak and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	at UConn*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN3	L 21–24	29,377
September 10	7:00 pm	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 3–45	23,439
September 24	12:00 pm	No. 11 James Madison	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	ASN	L 20–31	8,736
October 1	3:30 pm	Bryant*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	W 35–31	7,266
October 8	3:30 pm	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	BHAA	W 28–21	18,108
October 15	12:00 pm	No. 17 Albany	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	W 20–16	10,443
October 22	12:00 pm	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	A10 Network	W 28–21	4,007
October 29	3:30 pm	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	TATV	W 35–28	9,124
November 5	12:00 pm	No. 10 Villanova	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	L 7–26	6,790
November 12	2:00 pm	at Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	CSL	W 27–21	5,330
November 19	1:00 pm	New Hampshire	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME ( Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	MAA	L 21–24	6,401
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	7	0	7	7	21
Huskies	0	7	7	10	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	3	0	0	0	3
Rockets	7	10	21	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Dukes	7	3	7	14	31
Black Bears	0	13	7	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	7	10	0	31
Black Bears	0	7	21	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	13	0	15	28
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	7	0	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Great Danes	3	5	0	8	16
Black Bears	7	6	7	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	7	7	7	7	28
Rams	0	7	7	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	13	15	7	0	35
Tribe	0	14	14	0	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Wildcats	0	10	9	7	26
Black Bears	0	0	7	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	7	13	7	0	27
Seawolves	0	0	14	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	7	10	24
Black Bears	7	7	0	7	21

v t e 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024