# 2015 Maine Black Bears football team

The 2015 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 23rd-year head coach Jack Cosgrove and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place.
On November 24, head coach Jack Cosgrove resigned to become the Senior Associate Director of Athletics at Maine. He finished his coaching career at Maine with a record of 129–135 in 23 seasons.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 1:00 pm | at Boston College* | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPN3 | L 3–24 | 29,626 |
| September 19 | 8:00 pm | at Tulane* | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN3 | L 7–38 | 21,114 |
| September 26 | 3:30 pm | Rhode Island | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | ASN | W 27–17 | 7,535 |
| October 3 | 3:30 pm | at No. 19 Richmond | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | WVII | L 17–48 | 7,228 |
| October 10 | 3:30 pm | at Albany | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | | W 39–7 | 8,500 |
| October 17 | 3:30 pm | Yale* | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | BBTV | L 10–21 | 7,351 |
| October 24 | 12:30 pm | Stony Brook | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | BBTV | W 23–10 | 4,144 |
| October 31 | 7:30 pm | at Villanova | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | NBCSN | L 3–13 | 4,309 |
| November 7 | 7:00 pm | Towson | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | ASN | L 7–10 | 3,196 |
| November 14 | 12:30 pm | Elon | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | BBTV | L 22–27 | 3,131 |
| November 21 | 1:00 pm | at New Hampshire | Cowell StadiumDurham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket) | | L 6–22 | 7,594 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eagles | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Green Wave | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |

### Rhode Island

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Black Bears | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |

### Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| #19 Spiders | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 48 |

### Albany

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 20 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 39 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Yale

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| Black Bears | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |

### Stony Brook

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seawolves | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Black Bears | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 |

### Villanova

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wildcats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |

### Towson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Elon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Phoenix | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 22 |

### New Hampshire

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 |

## After the season

The following Black Bear was selected in the 2016 NFL draft after the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 7 | 239 | Trevor Bates | Linebacker | Indianapolis Colts |