Football team selected for playoff field

November 20, 2011 Athletics, UMaine in the News

The UMaine Black Bear football team has qualified for the national FCS playoffs.  The NCAA announced the playoff field on Sunday, with the 8-3 Black Bears receiving a first-round bye.  They will play Appalacian State in Boone, N.C. on Saturday Dec. 3.  More details are in a Portland Press Herald blog post by Kevin Thomas.