2016 Maine Black Bears football team

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.

2016 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2016 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 (Capacity: 10,000)

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

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 (Rivalry)	MAA	L 21–24	6,401
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

UConn

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

See also: 2016 UConn Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–39–3	2007	L 0–38

Toledo

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

See also: 2016 Toledo Rockets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

James Madison

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

See also: 2016 James Madison Dukes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–11	2012	L 7–31

Bryant

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

See also: 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2014	L 10–13

Delaware

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

See also: 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–23	2013	W 62–28

Albany

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

See also: 2016 Albany Great Danes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2015	W 39–7

Rhode Island

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

See also: 2016 Rhode Island Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
57–34–3	2015	W 27–17

William & Mary

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

See also: 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–7	2013	W 34–20

Villanova

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

See also: 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–10	2015	L 3–13

Stony Brook

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

See also: 2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2015	W 23–10

New Hampshire

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

See also: 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team and Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
44–54–8	2015	L 6–22

References

1. "2016 Maine Football Schedule".