Bangor Daily News · Albany, NH
Albany football deals UMaine its ninth consecutive loss
The University of Maine football team’s nightmarish season continued on Saturday afternoon. The University of Albany’s Great Danes scored on their first three possessions and coasted to an easy 37-3 win over the punchless Black Bears at Bob Ford Field in Tom and Mary Casey Stadium in Albany. The Great Danes, 7-4 overall and 5-2 in the Coastal Athletic Association, kept their Football Championship Subdivision playoff hopes alive with the victory. UMaine fell to 1-9 and 1-6 and suffered its ninth straight loss which is the longest single-season losing streak in program history dating back to 1892. UMaine had won seven of its last eight games in Albany but the Black Bears fell behind 21-0 in the first 16:26 of the game and could only produce a 42-yard field goal from Omar Aboutoui. UMaine’s feeble offense entered the game ranked 122nd in points scored (13.3) among 124 FCS schools and 112th in yards per game (288.9).