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2018 Maine

10–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Maine in 2018, game by game: won vs. New Hampshire 35–7; won at Western Kentucky 31–28; lost at Central Michigan 5–17; lost at Yale 14–35; won vs. Villanova 13–10; won at Rhode Island 38–36; lost at William & Mary 20–27; won vs. UAlbany 28–9; won at Towson 35–28; won at Richmond 28–9; won vs. Elon 27–26; won vs. Jacksonville State 55–27; won at Weber State 23–18; lost at Eastern Washington 19–50+28−31Won 35–7 vs. New Hampshire+28New HampshireWon 31–28 at Western Kentucky+3Western KentuckyLost 5–17 at Central Michigan-12Central MichiganLost 14–35 at Yale-21YaleWon 13–10 vs. Villanova+3VillanovaWon 38–36 at Rhode Island+2Rhode IslandLost 20–27 at William & Mary-7William & MaryWon 28–9 vs. UAlbany+19UAlbanyWon 35–28 at Towson+7TowsonWon 28–9 at Richmond+19RichmondWon 27–26 vs. Elon+1ElonWon 55–27 vs. Jacksonville State+28Jacksonville St…Won 23–18 at Weber State+5Weber StateLost 19–50 at Eastern Washington-31Eastern Washing…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsNew HampshireW 35–⁠747%
Sep 8atWestern KentuckyW 31–⁠2826%
Sep 22atCentral MichiganL 5–⁠1736%
Sep 29atYaleL 14–⁠3534%
Oct 6vsVillanovaW 13–⁠1052%
Oct 13atRhode IslandW 38–⁠3644%
Oct 20atWilliam & MaryL 20–⁠2759%
Oct 27vsUAlbanyW 28–⁠970%
Nov 3atTowsonW 35–⁠2831%
Nov 10atRichmondW 28–⁠956%
Nov 17vsElonW 27–⁠2662%
Dec 1vsJacksonville StateW 55–⁠2745%
Dec 7atWeber StateW 23–⁠1830%
Dec 15Bowls & playoffatEastern WashingtonL 19–⁠5030%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Washington 50–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; Colonial Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Colonial Athletic Association champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
371–⁠327
Coach
—
Elo
1444 +146 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.6 No. 15 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Nick Charlton
Defensive coordinator
Corey Hetherman

Leaders

Passing yardsChris Ferguson QB206 yds
Passing touchdownsChris Ferguson QB3 TD
Rushing yardsRamon Jefferson RB124 yds
Receiving yardsMicah Wright WR78 yds
Receiving touchdownsMicah Wright WR2 TD
TacklesSterling Sheffield LB22 tkl
SacksSterling Sheffield LB2.5 sacks
InterceptionsDeshawn Stevens LB1 INT

2018 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maine7–⁠110–⁠4
James Madison7–⁠29–⁠4
Stony Brook5–⁠37–⁠5
Towson5–⁠37–⁠5
Elon4–⁠36–⁠5
Delaware5–⁠47–⁠5
Rhode Island4–⁠46–⁠5
William & Mary3–⁠44–⁠6
New Hampshire3–⁠54–⁠7
Villanova2–⁠65–⁠6
Richmond2–⁠64–⁠7
UAlbany1–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.