2014 Maine Black Bears football team

The 2014 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 22nd-year head coach Jack Cosgrove and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.

2014 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2014 record	5–6 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (22nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bourgoin
Defensive coordinator	Joe Harasymiak
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 New Hampshire $^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 7 Villanova ^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 18 James Madison ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 16 Richmond ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					7	–	5
Delaware		4	–	4					6	–	6
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Stony Brook		4	–	4					5	–	7
Albany		3	–	5					7	–	5
Towson		2	–	6					4	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7					1	–	11
Elon		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Norfolk State*	No. 25	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 10–6	6,951
September 13	1:00 pm	at Bryant*	No. 23	Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI		L 10–13	3,291
September 20	1:00 pm	at Boston College*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN3	L 10–40	28,676
September 27	7:00 pm	at Towson		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	CSN	W 27–24	6,031
October 4	12:30 pm	No. 6 Villanova		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	BBTV	L 20–41	5,173
October 11	7:00 pm	at Stony Brook		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	ASN	L 7–19	5,842
October 18	12:30 pm	Albany		Alfond Stadium Orono, NE	BBTV	L 7–20	7,464
October 25	12:00 pm	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	ASN	W 20–14	6,316
November 8	12:30 pm	No. 8 Richmond		Alfond Stadium Orono, NE	BBTV	W 33–20	4,675
November 15	3:00 pm	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 24–17	5,022
November 22	3:30 pm	No. 1 New Hampshire		Alfond Stadium Orono, NE (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket)	NBCSN	L 12–20	4,023
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

*-BBTV affiliates include: WVII, WFVX, WPME, and Fox College Sports.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	25	24	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	20	22	20	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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