2012 Maine Black Bears football team

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2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Old Dominion ^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 18 Richmond +		6	–	2					8	–	3
No. 13 New Hampshire +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 15 Villanova +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Towson +		6	–	2					7	–	4
No. 19 James Madison		5	–	3					7	–	4
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Delaware		2	–	6					5	–	6
William & Mary		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rhode Island		0	–	8					0	–	11
Georgia State		0	–	0					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Georgia State's conference record was 0–0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 20th year head coach Jack Cosgrove and played their home games at Alfond Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in seventh place.

Schedule

September 81:00 PMat Boston College*No. 20

• Alumni Stadium
• Chestnut Hill, MA

ESPN3L 3–34 30,685 September 151:00 PMat Bryant*No. 25

• Bulldog Stadium
• Smithfield, RI

W 51–7 2,418 September 226:00 PMAlbany*No. 23

• Alfond Stadium
• Orono, ME

WABIL 20–30 7,101 September 293:30 PMVillanova

• Alfond Stadium
• Orono, ME

WABIL 14–35 3,472 October 63:30 PMat No. 16 Delaware

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

CSNW 26–3 21,506 October 137:00 PMat No. 17 Towson

• Johnny Unitas Stadium
• Towson, MD

L 19–24 10,141 October 2012:00 PMNo. 12 New Hampshire

• Alfond Stadium
• Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket)

CSNL 21–28 4,873 October 273:30 PMat William & Mary

• Zable Stadium
• Williamsburg, VA

W 24–10 10,398 November 33:30 PMNo. 10 James Madison

• Alfond Stadium
• Orono, ME

CSNL 7–31 2,951 November 102:00 PMGeorgia State

• Alfond Stadium
• Orono, ME

WABIW 51–7 2,979 November 1712:00 PMat Rhode Island

• Meade Stadium
• Kingston, RI

W 55–6 2,100

• Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Sports Network	21	20	25	23	RV	—
Coaches	16	18	21	22	RV	RV