Saturday, October 29
Williamsburg, VA
3:30 PM
University of Maine
at
William & Mary
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Gameday Central: Football Goes for Fifth Straight Win Saturday at William & Mary
10/27/2016 8:41:00 AM | Football
Black Bears returning to William & Mary for first time since 2012, have won two-straight against the Tribe
Orono, Maine -- The University of Maine football team (4-3, 3-1 CAA) goes for its fifth consecutive victory on Saturday when it travels to take on William & Mary (3-4, 1-3 CAA) at 3:30 PM.
FULL GAME NOTES
GAME STORYLINES:
TALE OF THE TAPE:
A WIN FOR MAINE WOULD...:
...Be Maine's fifth over William & Mary.
...Be Maine's third-straight against William & Mary and third-straight at W&M.
...Be Maine's fifth-straight overall, longest streak since 2013 (7-straight).
...Be Maine's fourth-straight CAA win.
...Give Maine three-straight road wins for the first time since 2013.
...Match Maine's highest win total since 2014 (5).
...Give Coach Harasymiak 5 wins in his first year, the most by a Maine head coach in their first year since Tom Lichtenberg (9-1989).
SERIES NOTES:
Maine and William and Mary are meeting for the 12th time and the first since a Maine win (34-20) in 2013. Maine is 4-7 all-time against W&M and 2-3 all-time at W&M, with one no contest in 2003. The Black Bears were victorious, 24-10, in their last trip to W&M in 2012 and have won their last two away games against the Tribe. Maine has scored 20+ in its last 8 games against W&M. The Tribe won the first five meetings, including a 47-23 victory in the first ever game between the two teams (1993). Since then, Maine is 4-2 in decisions against W&M since 2002. Maine is 5-1 in its last six trips to Virginia.
LAST 10 VS. WILLIAM & MARY:
Year Winner Place Score
2013 Maine Orono, ME 34-20
2012 Maine Williamsburg, VA 24-10
2010 W&M Orono, ME 24-21
2007 W&M Orono, ME 21-20
2006 Maine Williamsburg, VA 20-17
2003 No Contest Williamsburg, VA --
2002 Maine Orono, ME 27-14
2001 W&M Williamsburg, VA 42-20
2000 W&M Orono, ME 31-28
1999 W&M Williamsburg, VA 37-13
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FULL GAME NOTES
GAME STORYLINES:
- Maine (4-3, 3-1 CAA) looks for its first five-game winning streak since 2013 when it faces William and Mary (3-4, 1-3) for the 12th time in history.
- Maine climbed to fifth in the CAA in turnover margin (+3) with five interceptions in last week's 28-21 victory over Rhode Island. The fifth pick of the day came on the final play of the game when Jason Matovu hauled in the turnover in Maine's own endzone. It was the first time Maine recorded five INTs in a game since also pulling in five in 2009 at Hofstra.
- This will be the 12th meeting between Maine and William and Mary. Tribe head coach Jimmye Laycock has been a part of all of them while this is the first for Coach Harasymiak at the helm. Maine has won two-straight in the series, including a 34-20 victory in the latest meeting ('13). The Black Bears were also victorious in their last trip to W&M, 24-10 ('12). Maine is 2-3 at W&M with a no contest in 2003. The Black Bears have score 20+ in each of the last eight meetings with the Tribe.
- W&M, coming off a bye, defeated Delaware 24-17 in its last outing. W&M is 2-1 this season at home.
- Maine, which has rushed for 185+ yards in three of its last four, will look to exploit W&M's rush defense which ranks 11th in the CAA (215.6 ypg).
- Key matchup: Maine's third ranked CAA pass offense (214.6 ypg) against W&M's second ranked CAA pass defense (154.1 ypg).
| WATCH |
| LISTEN |
| LIVE STATS |
- WATCH: Saturday's streamed live through the TribeAthletics.com.
- LISTEN (Radio): Rich Kimball and Bob Lucy return to the booth for their 20th season calling UMaine football. Fans can listen to Rich and Bob's call on the following Black Bears Sports Networks:
- 103.9 WVOM-FM Bangor
- 101.3 WVQM-FM August
- 1310 WLOB-AM Portland
- 1450 WVOM-AM Rockland
- Listen to the online audio stream at GoBlackBears.com by clicking here.
- TWITTER: Fans can stay up-to-date with Maine football on Twitter! Follow @BlackBearsFB for live updates, photos, video and behind the scenes looks!
TALE OF THE TAPE:
| MAINE (CAA Rank) | CATEGORY | W&M (CAA Rank) |
| 22.1 (7) | Points | 20.4 (9) |
| 354.3 (6) | Total Offense | 336.6 (8) |
| 139.7 (10) | Rushing Yards | 159.4 (6) |
| 214.6 (3) | Passing Yards | 177.1 (6) |
| 7/12 | Rush TDs/Pass TDs | 12/6 |
| 28:31 (9) | Offensive Time of Possession | 28:59 (8) |
| 27.0 (10) | Points Allowed | 24.0 (6) |
| 402.7 (10) | Total Defense | 369.7 (7) |
| 180.7 (8) | Rush Yards Allowed | 215.6 (11) |
| 222.0 (9) | Pass Yards Allowed | 154.1 (2) |
| 12/11 | Rush/Pass TDs Allowed | 17/5 |
| 31:29 | Defensive Time of Possession | 31:01 |
| +3 (5) | Turnover Margin | -2 (10) |
A WIN FOR MAINE WOULD...:
...Be Maine's fifth over William & Mary.
...Be Maine's third-straight against William & Mary and third-straight at W&M.
...Be Maine's fifth-straight overall, longest streak since 2013 (7-straight).
...Be Maine's fourth-straight CAA win.
...Give Maine three-straight road wins for the first time since 2013.
...Match Maine's highest win total since 2014 (5).
...Give Coach Harasymiak 5 wins in his first year, the most by a Maine head coach in their first year since Tom Lichtenberg (9-1989).
SERIES NOTES:
Maine and William and Mary are meeting for the 12th time and the first since a Maine win (34-20) in 2013. Maine is 4-7 all-time against W&M and 2-3 all-time at W&M, with one no contest in 2003. The Black Bears were victorious, 24-10, in their last trip to W&M in 2012 and have won their last two away games against the Tribe. Maine has scored 20+ in its last 8 games against W&M. The Tribe won the first five meetings, including a 47-23 victory in the first ever game between the two teams (1993). Since then, Maine is 4-2 in decisions against W&M since 2002. Maine is 5-1 in its last six trips to Virginia.
LAST 10 VS. WILLIAM & MARY:
Year Winner Place Score
2013 Maine Orono, ME 34-20
2012 Maine Williamsburg, VA 24-10
2010 W&M Orono, ME 24-21
2007 W&M Orono, ME 21-20
2006 Maine Williamsburg, VA 20-17
2003 No Contest Williamsburg, VA --
2002 Maine Orono, ME 27-14
2001 W&M Williamsburg, VA 42-20
2000 W&M Orono, ME 31-28
1999 W&M Williamsburg, VA 37-13
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