DIVISION I-AA WINNER JACK C0SGROVE MAINE It’s never fun to lose in the quarterfinals of a tournament, but for a Maine football program that experienced its most memorable season ever, just reaching the NCAA Division I-A quarterfinals gave the Bears cause to celebrate and look forward to bigger, better things in the future. In their 10th season under Coach Jack Cosgrove, the Black Bears went 9-2 in the regular season and won nine games for just the time in the program’s 111-year history. They also earned their first-ever postseason win, a 14-10 road victory at 10th-ranked McNeese State. Along the way, Cosgrove received his second Atlantic 10 Co-Coach of the Year after leading Maine to a 7-2 conference record mark and a share of the Atlantic 10 title. He also emerged as a finalist for the 2001 Eddie Robinson Award, given annually to the nation’s best Division I-AA coach. “This is
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