Maine Black Bears NCAA Football News

The West Holmes girls basketball team wanted to make sure history didn't repeat itself in its home opener against River View Thursday night.

From the Carrier Dome in Syracuse , N.Y., to its own 1-yard line in Orono, the University of Maine football team flashed moments of real promise in 2009.

The University of Maine football program's status as the most geographically isolated in the Northeast was further magnified on Monday.

The University of Maine was a football team in transition during 2009. The Black Bears had to replace several proven performers on defense, while the offense was revamped with a new quarterback and a rebuilt offensive line.

Another year, another trip to the Division I playoffs for the University of New Hampshire football team.

They're back in the playoffs. Again. The University of New Hampshire football clinched a spot in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs with a wild and wooly 27-24 win over Maine in front of 6,635 fans in sunny Cowell Stadium yesterday afternoon.

For the UNH football team, this Saturday's game against Maine means two things: win, and the playoffs are almost certain.

Kid, we're taking the ball away. You can line up as a slot receiver. Catch some passes.

Developing depth across the board is a key component of the football coaching plan at the University of Maine.

Chris Treister has been waiting the better part of three years to see his first significant action at the University of Maine.

Chris Treister threw five touchdown passes and ran for another to lead Rhode Island past Maine 41-17 on Saturday.

Maine Maritime Academy goes after the New England Football Conference championship, the University of Maine plays its home finale and Colby and Bowdoin renew their CBB series rivalry, highlighting Saturdaya s college football around the state of Maine.

On Wednesday, University of Maine Black Bear Football Head Coach Jack Cosgrove named former Portland High School Standout Chris Treister the starting quarterback for Saturday's game against Rhode Island.

The University of Maine football team fell to James Madison on Saturday afternoon by the score of 22-14. With the loss Maine falls to 4-5 overall and 3-3 in CAA play while James Madison moves to 4-5 and 2-4 in conference play.

Maine's Jerron McMillian intercepts a pass intended for James Madison's Rockeed McCarter during second quarter action in an NCAA college football game at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Va., on Saturday.

The University of Maine hopes to generate some momentum, Maine Maritime Academy battles for a postseason berth and Husson University closes out its 2009 season, highlighting Saturday's football games involving Maine colleges .

Eric Lee took a circuitous route to becoming a football player. As a youngster, he was a big kid.

Tall task for Huskies, a national television matchup against Chelsea native Brian Kelly and his fourth-ranked Bearcats.

Turnovers continued to kill the University of Massachusetts football team. After giving the ball away seven times in the loss at Richmond Oct.

Since being installed as the starting quarterback at the University of Maine early in the season Warren Smith, a graduate of Lacey High School, has become a potent offensive force.