1980 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 4–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Andrew Neilson, Peter A. Thiboutot, and John Tursky were the team captains.[1]

1980 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–7 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainAndrew Neilson, Peter A. Thiboutot, John Tursky
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1980 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Boston University $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
No. T–10 UMass 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
No. T–10 Connecticut 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
New Hampshire 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Maine 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
Rhode Island 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Merchant Marine*Kings Point, NYW 17–85,000
September 13Lehigh*
L 6–376,000[2]
September 20Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 14–114,200[3]
September 27at No. 7 Boston University*
L 0–17
October 4Lafayette*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 24–34,100 [4]
October 11at New Hampshire
L 13–19
October 18No. T–10 UMass
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 14–212,700
October 25at No. T–5 Connecticut
L 13–14
November 1Northeastern*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 35–24
November 8at Princeton*
L 7–247,210 [5]
November 15 No. 8 Delaware*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 6–35

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. Haskell, Bob (September 15, 1980). "Bicknell Stunned After Lehigh Rips Maine, 37-6". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Scott Cole (September 21, 1980). "Maine tips URI". The Boston Globe. p. 86.
  4. Haskell, Bob (October 6, 1980). "Bouier, Rebholz Lead Maine to Homecoming Win". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Bruns, John (November 9, 1980). "Tigers Rap Maine; Tigers Win 5th Straight". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
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