2012 Maine Black Bears football team

The 2012 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 20th-year head coach Jack Cosgrove and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in seventh place.

2012 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2012 record	5–6 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (20th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bourgoin
Defensive coordinator	Paul Ferraro
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Old Dominion ^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 18 Richmond +		6	–	2					8	–	3
No. 13 New Hampshire +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 15 Villanova +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Towson +		6	–	2					7	–	4
No. 19 James Madison		5	–	3					7	–	4
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Delaware		2	–	6					5	–	6
William & Mary		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rhode Island		0	–	8					0	–	11
Georgia State		0	–	0					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Georgia State's conference record was 0–0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	1:00 PM	at Boston College*	No. 20	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN3	L 3–34	30,685
September 15	1:00 PM	at Bryant*	No. 25	Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI		W 51–7	2,418
September 22	6:00 PM	Albany*	No. 23	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	WABI	L 20–30	7,101
September 29	3:30 PM	Villanova		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	WABI	L 14–35	3,472
October 6	3:30 PM	at No. 16 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CSN	W 26–3	21,506
October 13	7:00 PM	at No. 17 Towson		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		L 19–24	10,141
October 20	12:00 PM	No. 12 New Hampshire		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket)	CSN	L 21–28	4,873
October 27	3:30 PM	at William & Mary		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		W 24–10	10,398
November 3	3:30 PM	No. 10 James Madison		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	CSN	L 7–31	2,951
November 10	2:00 PM	Georgia State		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	WABI	W 51–7	2,979
November 17	12:00 PM	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 55–6	2,100
*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

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	14	15	Final
Sports Network	21	20	25	23	RV	NR
Coaches	16	18	21	22	RV	RV

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