2008 Maine Black Bears football team

2008 Maine Black Bears football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 15–40 at Northern Iowa
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	North Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Jack Cosgrove (16th season)
Captain	Jovan Belcher, Jhamal Fluellen
Home stadium	Alfond Stadium

2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 18 Maine ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
UMass		4	–	4					7	–	5
Hofstra		2	–	6					4	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7					3	–	9
Northeastern		1	–	7					2	–	10
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 6 Villanova ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 1 Richmond ^		6	–	2					13	–	3
No. 20 William & Mary		5	–	3					7	–	4
Delaware		2	–	6					4	–	8
Towson		1	–	7					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 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 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their 16th season under head coach Jack Cosgrove, the Black Bears compiled an 8–5 record (5–3 against conference opponents), finished second in the CAA's North Division, and lost to Northern Iowa in the first round of the NCAA FCS playoffs. Jovan Belcher and Jhamal Fluellen were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	12:00 p.m.	at Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 3–46	70,585
September 6	1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth*		Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ		W 21–17	1,945
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Stony Brook		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME (The Battle for the Butter)	WABI-TV/Big South Net	W 28–13	6,425
September 20	3:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Richmond		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA		L 17–44	8,012
September 27	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 James Madison		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		L 10–24	3,188
October 11	6:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CN8	W 27–10	21,302
October 18	3:00 p.m.	Hofstra		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 41–40 2OT	3,690
October 25		Northeastern		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 20–0
November 1		Iona		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 55–7
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at No. 13 UMass		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	CSN NE/CSN MA	W 21–20	9,182
November 15		at Rhode Island	No. 21	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 37–7
November 22	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 New Hampshire	No. 17	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)		L 24–28	5,719
November 29	5:05 p.m.	at No. 4 Northern Iowa*	No. 21	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I First Round)		L 15–40	8,477
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time