UMaine football announces 2016 game schedule
The University of Maine football program has released its 2016 schedule.
The season’s slate is highlighted by a pair of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) contests at University of Connecticut and University of Toledo along with a competitive set of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) league contests in which Maine will face three CAA teams who made the NCAA FCS playoffs in 2015.
The Black Bears will begin their season under new head coach Joe Harasymiak on Thursday, Sept. 1 when they travel to take on UConn of the American Athletic Conference.
Maine continues FBS action when it travels for its first-ever meeting with Toledo on Sept. 10.
CAA play opens for Maine at home when it welcomes James Madison University to Alfond Stadium on Sept. 24.
Other scheduled games:
- Oct. 1 versus Bryant
- Oct. 8 at Delaware
- Oct. 15 versus Albany
- Oct. 22 at Rhode Island
- Oct. 29 at William and Mary
- Nov. 5 versus Villanova
- Nov. 12 at Stony Brook
The regular season will end Nov. 19 when UMaine and the University of New Hampshire square off in the Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket. It will mark the 105th meeting between the two teams.