Maine Black Bears football

The Maine Black Bears football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Maine located in the U.S. state of Maine. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Coastal Athletic Association. Maine's first football team was fielded in 1892. The team plays its home games at the 8,419 seat Alfond Stadium in Orono, Maine.

Conference affiliations

 * 1892: Independent
 * 1893–1946: Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
 * 1947–96: Yankee Conference
 * 1997–2006: Atlantic 10 Conference
 * 2007–present: Coastal Athletic Association

Playoffs
The Black Bears have appeared in the Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs eight times. They have a 5–8 record in playoff games.

Bowl games
Maine has participated in one bowl game. Their record is 0–1.

Conference championships
Maine has won thirteen conference championships, seven shared and six outright. † – Conference co-champions

Notable former players
Notable alumni include:


 * Sherrod Baltimore
 * Jovan Belcher
 * Mike Buck
 * Accie Connor
 * Stephen Cooper
 * Jamil Demby
 * Mike DeVito
 * Nick DiPaolo
 * Mike Flynn
 * Brian Gaine
 * John Huard
 * Dan Jones
 * Phil McGeoghan
 * Brandon McGowan
 * Kevin McMahan
 * Kendall James
 * Justin Perillo
 * Jerron McMillian
 * Matthew Mulligan
 * Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga
 * Montell Owens
 * Jim Reid
 * Jeff Reinebold
 * Patrick Ricard
 * Ben Sirmans
 * Justin Strzelczyk
 * Lofa Tatupu

Future non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of August 12, 2023.