Football Hosts No. 14 New Hampshire in the Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket
9/29/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
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GAME INFORMATION
When: Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010
Where: Orono, Maine
Stadium (Capacity): Alfond Stadium (10,000)
Surface: FieldTurf
Kickoff: 6 p.m.
Series Record: UNH leads, 48-43-8
Current Winning Streak: UNH, 7
TOP 25 RANKINGS (FATHEAD.COM-SPORTS NETWORK/FCS COACHES)
Maine: -/-
New Hampshire: 14/15
HEAD COACHES
Maine Jack Cosgrove (Maine '78)
Career Record (Seasons): 94-104 (18th Season)
vs. New Hampshire: 5-12
New Hampshire Sean McDonnell
Career Record (Seasons): 82-55 (12th Season)
vs. Maine 8-3
Maine is coming off a heartbreaking loss to No. 8 William and Mary in the waning seconds by the score of 24-21.
RB Pushaun Brown rushed for 104 yards and two scores while QB Warren Smith threw for 257 yards and a score.
DL Omar Jacobs notched 2.0 tackles-for-loss, including a sack.
New Hampshire is coming off a 31-10 win over Lehigh.
The Wildcats were led by QB R.J. Toman who passed for 348 yards and four touchdowns while DB Dino Vasso had an interception and broke up two passes.
Maine is looking to avenge a 27-24 loss at New Hampshire that gave the Wildcats the CAA North Division tite
Maine's RB Jared Turcotte is just 85 yards shy of 1,000 yards rushing for his career.
The game will mark the 100th meeting between the two teams.
Three out of the last four games between the two squads have been decided by six points or less and it is the first time since 1998 that the teams will not play in the regular season finale.
Maine is looking for its first win over New Hampshire since 2002.
In last season's contest, Brown rushed for 90 yards and a score, QB Chris Treister threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns and WR Tyrell Jones caught six passes for 93 yards.
DB Trevor Coston notched an interception while LB Vinson Givans had nine tackles.
