1986 Maine Black Bears football team

1986 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–4 (3–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Murphy (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lovett (2nd season)
Captains
  • Tim Cahill
  • Steve Donahue
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1986 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Delaware +^ 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Connecticut + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
UMass + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
New Hampshire 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Richmond 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Boston University 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rhode Island 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second and final season under head coach Buddy Teevens, the Black Bears compiled a 7–4 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and tied for fifth place in the Yankee Conference. Tim Cahill and Steve Donahue were the team captains.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Howard*
W 38–228,000[2]
September 13American International
W 33–7[3]
September 20Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 34–147,200[4]
September 25at Boston University*No. T–13
L 23–269,874[5]
October 4at Central Connecticut State
W 28–7[6]
October 11Northeastern*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 38–21[7]
October 18vs. UMass
L 13–238,500[8]
October 25at Connecticut
L 19–35[9]
November 1 No. 15 Delaware
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 31–343,500[10]
November 8at No. 11 New Hampshire
W 14–13[11]
November 15at Richmond
W 26–1111,617[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. ^ "Black Bears rip Bison 38–22". The Bangor Daily News. September 8, 1986. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maine QB sets mark as Bears ruin AIC". The Sunday Republican. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maine backfield has a field day". Morning Sentinel. September 22, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "It was a sure thing, BU tops Maine 26–23". The Bangor Daily News. September 27, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Quick TDs lead Maine by Central". The Hartford Courant. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UMO Black Bears win 5th game". Journal Tribune. October 13, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UMass spoils Bears OOB grid party 23–13". The Bangor Daily News. October 20, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UConn erupts to defeat Maine". Morning Sentinel. October 27, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gannon leads Delaware by Maine 34–31". The Bangor Daily News. November 3, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Maine snaps New Hampshire streak". Kennebec Journal. November 10, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Maine deep-freezes apathetic Spiders 26–11". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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