Umaine Quarterback Injured As Mistake-prone Black Bears Lose To Central Michigan

It was a frustrating afternoon for the University of Maine football team during its 17-5 loss to Football Bowl Subdivision team Central Michigan on Saturday in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The stout Black Bear defense held the Chippewas (1-2) to just 177 total yards and 12 first downs. But UMaine (2-1) lost starting quarterback Chris Ferguson to an apparent shoulder injury midway through the first quarter and self-destructed with penalties and mistakes. UMaine of the Football Championship Subdivision was whistled for 11 penalties worth 113 yards and managed only one Kenny Doak field goal on four trips inside the CMU 30-yard line. An interception thrown by redshirt freshman quarterback Isaiah Robinson set up Central Michigan’s first touchdown, Doak had a field-goal attempt blocked and the Black Bears failed to convert on a fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line in the second quarter when the game was scoreless. “Our discipline sucked.