1999 Maine Black Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1999
| team = Maine Black Bears
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Atlantic 10 Conference
| division = New England Division
| short_conf = A-10
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Jack Cosgrove
| hc_year = 7th
| off_coach = Joe Gilbert
| oc_year = 4th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Neil McGrath
| dc_year = 5th
| def_scheme =
| captain = Ves Lugo
| captain2 = Brent Naccara
| captain3 = Jojo Oliphant
| stadium = Alfond Stadium
}}
{{1999 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings}}
The 1999 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They played their home games at Alfond Stadium as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Jack Cosgrove. The Black Bears finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in conference play, to finish tied for sixth in the Atlantic 10.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1999
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
| attend = y
| source = y
| September 4 | at | Colgate
| September 11 | | No. 6 Hofstra
| September 18 | | No. 19 Richmond | Alfond Stadium | Orono, ME | W 21–14 | 5,139 | {{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/849877402/?terms=%22maine%22%20football&match=1|work=Portland Press Herald|title=Maine, 21-14|date=September 19, 1999|page=30|access-date=December 28, 2023|via=newspapers.com}}
| September 25 | | Connecticut | Alfond Stadium | Orono, ME | L 20–34 | 6,113 |
| October 2 | | McNeese State
| October 16 | | No. 25 UMass | Alfond Stadium | Orono, ME | L 17–38 | 6,874 |
| October 23 | at | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium | Kingston, RI | L 14–23 | 4,458 |
| October 30 | at | William & Mary | Zable Stadium | Williamsburg, VA | L 13–37 | 9,358 |
| November 6 | | No. 8 James Madison | Alfond Stadium | Orono, ME | W 26–20 | 2,297 |
| November 13 | at | {{cfb link|year=1999|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}} | Parsons Field | Brookline, MA | W 20–14 | 2,092 | {{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/849846419/?terms=%22maine%22%20%22northeastern%22&match=1|work=Portland Press Herald|title=Maine, 20-14|date=November 14, 1999|page=15|access-date=December 28, 2023|via=newspapers.com}}
| November 20 | at | New Hampshire | Cowell Field | Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket) | L 20–31 | 3,864 | {{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/850140970/?terms=%22maine%22%20%22new%20hampshire%22&match=1|work=Portland Press Herald|title=New Hampshire, 31-20|date=November 21, 1999|page=30|access-date=December 28, 2023|via=newspapers.com}}
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