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Football Set to Begin Spring Practice Saturday
April 6, 2006 Click on the link below for more information on the 2005 Football Awards Banquet. Complete Release in PDF Format Click on the link below for more information on the 2nd Annual Jeff Cole Day. Complete Release in PDF Format
ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine football team will begin its spring practice drills, in preparation for the 2006 season, this Saturday from 8:45-11:15 a.m., at Alfond Stadium. The session will be the first of 15 for the Black Bears, as all sessions are free and open to the public to attend. Each one will also be held at the stadium. The spring practice period will end on Saturday, May 6, when the squad takes part in the Jeff Cole Memorial Scrimmage. The intrasquad game will honor the late Jeff Cole, who passed away on Oct. 18, 2004, after a courageous battle with cancer. Cole was a member of the Black Bear coaching staff for six seasons. The scrimmage will kick off at 9 a.m., at Alfond Stadium and admission is free to the public. The Black Bears will take part in their 115th season of intercollegiate football in 2006. The schedule is highlighted by a showdown at ACC-foe and I-A member Boston College at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Maine has an all-time record of 458-435-38 for a winning percentage of .513. 2006 MAINE FOOTBALL SPRING PRACTICE SCHEDULE Date...Practice Time Saturday, April 8...8:45-11:15 a.m. Sunday, April 9...12:45-3:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 12...3:45-6:15 p.m. Friday, April 14...3:45-6:15 p.m. Saturday, April 15...8:45-11:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 19...3:45-6:15 p.m. Friday, April 21...3:45-6:15 p.m. Saturday, April 22...8:45-11:15 a.m. Sunday, April 23...12:45-3:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 26...3:45-6:15 p.m. Friday, April 28...3:45-6:15 p.m. Saturday, April 29...8:45-11:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 3...3:15-5:45 p.m. Friday, May 5...3:45-6:15 p.m.
Saturday, May 6...9 a.m.
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