2004 Maine Black Bears football team

2004 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record5–6 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Wilder (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Nagy (4th season)
Captains
  • Mike Leconte
  • Marcus Walton
  • Marcus Williams
Home stadiumAlfond Stadium
2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^   6 – 2     11 – 3  
UMass   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Northeastern   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Hofstra   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Maine   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     4 – 7  
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 3 William & Mary x^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 7 Delaware x^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Villanova   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Richmond   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Towson   0 – 8     3 – 8  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 12th season under head coach Jack Cosgrove, the Black Bears compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for sixth place in the conference. Mike Leconte, Marcus Walton, and Marcus Williams were the team captains.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at No. 3 MontanaNo. 11
L 20–2723,228[2]
September 11 No. 23 Northern ColoradoNo. 17
W 38–010,048
September 18at Mississippi StateNo. 15
W 9–743,486
October 2at No. 4 DelawareNo. 8
L 38–4322,030
October 9at RichmondNo. 12
W 29–255,031
October 16 No. 17 James MadisonNo. 12
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 20–247,084
October 23NortheasternNo. 19
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 35–268,057
October 30at UMassNo. 19
L 34–35 OT5,632
November 6Hofstra
  • Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 20–314,239
November 13at Rhode Island
W 42–282,068[3]
November 20 No. 5 New Hampshire
L 36–504,301

References

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Best of the Bears". The Missoulian. September 5, 2004. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Pete Warner (November 15, 2004). "Adversity fails to deter Bears". The Bangor Daily News. pp. C1, C5 – via Newspapers.com.
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