Williamsburg - The following quotes were taken during post-game interviews after Maine's 20-17 victory over William and Mary at Zable Stadium?

Maine Head Coach Jack Cosgrove

"It was a great team effort for 60 minutes against a very good Atlantic 10 opponent. We've never even come close to winning down here, so this is a big step forward for our program. "

"We persevered through a comeback effort by William and Mary. They have a good offensive football team, and an outstanding quarterback. I just liked the way we went at it. It's a pretty big win for us."

"Right away we put (an option) on the ground which gave them three points, but overall I thought we did nice job with the zone read and the option pitch. It's something that we've worked at in this offense because of Arel's [Gordon] versatility."

"Jake Phillips is a heck of an athlete. He's going to cause a lot of problems for a lot of people. He really hurt us on the blitz."

"William and Mary hasn't turned the ball over all year, so we knew they weren't going to give us the football. We bent a couple of times but didn't break."

William and Mary Head Coach Jimmye Laycock

"I'm disappointed with the inconsistency with which we played. I don't know how good we're going to be this year as far as expectations, but I feel like we've played well at times. We aren't consistent enough."

"[Maine] was doing a good job of getting pressure on us. It was two things. Obviously, we didn't run the ball well, and at times we didn't protect well. That doesn't bode well, and it makes it tough on your quarterback. We've got to run the ball better. We can't just be a passing team this year."

"We decided that we had to go and open it up a little bit. We almost hit a big one on the reverse pass. We had him open, but couldn't get the ball off."

Sophomore Quarterback Jake Phillips

"We couldn't really establish the run. We got stuck in third and long a lot which really hurts."

"Our first drive we moved right down the field and were clicking. After that, we just hurt ourselves too much. We didn't make some key plays, and we got stuck in third and long a lot which is tough. We just didn't capitalize on some opportunities."

Senior Corner Alan Wheeling

"[Maine quarterback Ron] Whitcomb is the offense. He's obviously their leader. He really showed it tonight as the heart and soul of their offense."