2009 Maine Black Bears football team

2009 Maine Black Bears football
2009 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
	North Division
Record	4–7 (3–4 CAA)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (17th season);
Captains	Mike Brusko; Brandon McLaughlin; Jordan Stevens;
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium

2009 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 7 New Hampshire x^	6	–	2	10	–	3
Maine	4	–	4	5	–	6
Hofstra	3	–	5	5	–	6
UMass	3	–	5	5	–	6
Northeastern	3	–	5	3	–	8
Rhode Island	0	–	8	1	–	10
South Division
No. 1 Villanova x+^	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 5 Richmond x+^	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 4 William & Mary ^	6	–	2	11	–	3
Delaware	4	–	4	6	–	5
James Madison	4	–	4	6	–	5
Towson	1	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their 17th season under head coach Jack Cosgrove, the Black Bears compiled a 5–6 record (4–4 against conference opponents) and finished second in the CAA's North Division. Mike Brusko, Brandon McLaughlin, and Jordan Stevens were the team captains.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3		St. Cloud State*	No. 19	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 34–27 ^OT
September 12	1:00 p.m.	at Northeastern	No. 20	Parsons Field Brookline, MA		W 17–7	1,528
September 19	4:00 p.m.	at Albany*	No. 20	University Field Albany, NY		L 16–20	4,823
September 26	7:00 p.m.	at Syracuse*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	TWCSN	L 24–41	35,632	^[2]
October 3	6:00 p.m.	Delaware		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	WABI	L 17–27	4,314
October 10	1:00 p.m.	at Hofstra		James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY		W 16–14		^[3]
October 17	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 Richmond		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	CSN	L 21–38	6,087
October 31	3:30 p.m.	No. 19 UMass		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	CSN NE	W 19–9	3,562
November 7	3:00 p.m.	at James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		L 14–22	15,303
November 14	12:00 p.m.	Rhode Island		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 41–17	3,517
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at No. 11 New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	CSN	L 24–27	6,635
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
^ "Maine Black Bears vs. Syracuse Orange Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
^ Marcus, Steven (October 11, 2009). "Turnovers frustrate Pride". Newsday (Nassau Edition). p. 75. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

Maine Black Bears football
Venues	Alfond Sports Stadium (1947–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	1965 Tangerine Bowl New Hampshire: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
Culture & lore	Black Bear Sports Network
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025