Maine

Location: Orono, Maine Division: NCAA Division I FCS Conference (football): Colonial Athletic Association Stadium: Morse Field at Alfond Stadium Conference (basketball): America East Conference Arena: Alfond Arena

The University of Maine Black Bears compete as members of the Colonial Athletic Association in NCAA Division I FCS football, and as members of the America East Conference in NCAA Division I basketball. Maine is a public land-grant institution located in the town of Orono, just outside of Bangor, Maine. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 11,000.

The campus is located along the northern shore of the Stillwater River just before it merges with the Penobscot, just off US 2 (Main Street). Exit 193 off I-95, some ten miles north of Bangor, is the closest freeway access. Morse Field (10,000) and Alfond Arena (5,641) are located off College Avenue on the north side of campus.

Maine's chief rival is New Hampshire.

NBA coach Rick Carlisle began his collegiate playing career at Maine, although he transferred to Virginia. Pro Bowl LB Lofa Talupu also transferred away from Orono, finishing his college career at Southern California. One Black Bear has appeared in the NBA; Jeff Cross played 21 games with the Clippers in 1985-86. Maine has sent 17 players in addition to Talupu to the NFL, led by OLs Justin Strzelczyk and Mike Flynn. Maine's most famous athletic alumni, however, come from the hockey program; the team has won two NCAA Division I Hockey championships, the first of which featured future NHL stars Paul Kariya, Garth Snow, and Mike Dunham.

Conference Affiliations:

Football

Colonial Athletic Association	NCAA I FCS	2007-present
Atlantic 10 Conference	NCAA I FCS	1997-2006
Yankee Conference	NCAA I FCS	1978-1996
Yankee Conference	NCAA II	1973-1977
Yankee Conference	NCAA College	1955-1972
Yankee Conference†	NCAA	1946-1955
Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association†	NCAA College	1937-1964
Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association	NCAA	1910-1936
Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Independent	1893-1909

† - from 1947 through 1964, Maine participated in both the Yankee and Maine conferences.

Basketball

America East Conference	NCAA I	1994-present
North Atlantic Conference	NCAA I	1988-1994
ECAC North Atlantic	NCAA I	1981-1988
ECAC North	NCAA I	1979-1981
NCAA Division I Independents	NCAA I	1976-1979
Yankee Conference†	NCAA I	1973-1976
Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association†	NCAA I	1973-1975
Yankee Conference†	NCAA College	1956-1973
Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association†	NCAA College	1956-1973
Yankee Conference†	NCAA	1946-1956
Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association†	NCAA	1936-1956
No team		1929-1935
Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association	NCAA	1910-1929
Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Independent	1904-1910

† from 1946-1975, Maine competed in both the Yankee and Maine conferences.

Post-Season Appearances

Football

NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs	1987, 1989, 2001, 2002, 2008
Tangerine Bowl	1965

Men's Basketball

Maine's men's basketball program has yet to earn a post-season invitation.

Championships

Football

Atlantic 10 Conference Champions	2001, 2002
Lambert Cup Winners	1965
Yankee Conference Champions	1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1965, 1974, 1987, 1989
Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions	1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1964

Men's Basketball

Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions†	1939, 1940, 1942, 1951, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1975

† - Possibly other years as well; missing data for the following years: 1893-1938, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946-1950, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1974

National Individual Awards

Football

National Football Foundation Hall of Fame	1987: David M. Nelson (coach) 1997: Eddie N. Robinson (coach)
NCAA Division I FCS First-Team All-Americans	1980: Lorenzo Bouier (RB) 1989: Carl Smith (RB) 1989: Scott Hough (OL) 1990: Claude Pettaway (DB) 1999: Jojo Oliphant (DL) 2001: Chad Hayes (TE) 2002: Stephan Cooper (LB) 2006: Matt King (DL) 2008: Jovan Belcher (DL)
NCAA Division II First-Team All-Americans	1965: John Huard (LB) 1966: John Huard (LB)

Basketball

AP College Basketball Little All-America Team	1961: Skip Chappelle (G)

External Links

University of Maine Athletics