1979 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1979 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 2–9 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Joseph Lipinski, Thomas Sullivan, and Jonathan Weed were the team captains.[1]

1979 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–9 (0–5 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainJoseph Lipinski, Thomas Sullivan, Jonathan Weed
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1979 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Boston University + 4 1 08 1 1
UMass + 4 1 06 4 0
Connecticut 3 1 13 6 2
New Hampshire 2 2 15 4 2
Maine 1 4 01 9 1
Rhode Island 0 5 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Towson*L 7–13
September 15Boston University*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 13–24
September 22at UMassL 14–383,990
September 29Central Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 40–3
October 6at Rhode IslandL 0–108,158
October 13New Hampshire
L 0–23
October 20Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 7–19
October 27at No. 7 LafayetteW 34–216,000[2]
November 3at No. 1 (D-II) DelawareL 14–3118,679
November 10at LehighL 6–125,000[3]
November 17Northeastern
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 16–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. "Bouier, Maine Rip Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 28, 1979. p. 85 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Maine Gridders Nudged by Touted Lehigh, 12-6". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. November 12, 1979. p. 26 via Newspapers.com.
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