1985 Maine Black Bears football team

1985 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Murphy (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lovett (1st season)
CaptainMark Coutts
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1985 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Rhode Island $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
UMass 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Boston University 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Buddy Teevens, the Black Bears compiled a 6–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and tied for third out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Mark Coutts was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Howard*
W 35–12[2]
September 14American International*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 27–17[3]
September 21at Rhode Island
L 14–349,442[4]
September 28Boston University
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 14–19[5]
October 5Central Connecticut State
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 51–8[6]
October 12 No. 1 Richmond
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 24–375,000[7]
October 19at UMass
L 7–205,644[8]
October 26Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 28–3[9]
November 2at Northeastern
L 13–14[10]
November 9New Hampshire
W 45–40[11]
November 16at No. T–13 Delaware
W 10–715,763[12]

References

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "UM's 'new look' raps Howard 35–12". The Bangor Daily News. September 9, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "AIC bows to Maine". The Sunday Republican. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ehrhardt and URI passable". Boston Sunday Globe. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "BU holds off Black Bears in vital YC battle 19–14". The Bangor Daily News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Black Bears run over Blue Devils". Journal Tribune. October 7, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Spiders stop UMO". Sun-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bears give game to Minutemen". Journal Tribune. October 21, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Dorsey leads Maine to win over UConn". Record-Journal. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Northeastern upsets Maine". Kennebec Journal. November 4, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bears ruin UNH playoff hopes 45–40". The Bangor Daily News. November 11, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UM win over Hens a BIG one". The Bangor Daily News. November 18, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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