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1981 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Raymond (1st season)
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons← 19801982 →
1981 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rhode Island +^ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
No. T–10 UMass + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Boston University 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. T–10 New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Ron Rogerson, the Black Bears compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 and a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Yankee Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Kutztown*T 17–17
September 12at Lehigh*L 10–2410,000
September 19at Rhode IslandL 10–21
September 26Boston University
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 7–48
October 3at Lafayette*L 0–17
October 10No. 5 New Hampshire
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 26–16
October 17at UMassL 7–20
October 24Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 10–312,300
October 31at Northeastern*W 9–3
November 7at Princeton*W 55–446,887
November 14at No. T–10 Delaware*L 35–4216,743

Roster

1981 Maine Black Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Mike Beauchemin Jr
QB 6 Jim Evans So
C 67 Steve Keating Sr
WR 2 Al Paquette Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "KSC rallies to score 17–17 tie with Maine". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Larimer, Terry (September 13, 1981). "Lehigh Routs Maine, 24-10". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Rhode Island, 21–10". The Day. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "B.U. Terriers race past U-Maine eleven, 48–7". The Bangor Daily News. September 28, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lafayette defeats Maine, 17–0". The Times-Tribune. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Maine stuns UNH". Kennebec Journal. October 12, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "UM hopes for title still alive". Daily Hampshire Gazette. October 19, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "UConn routs Maine, 31–10". The Hartford Courant. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Maine, 9–3". The Day. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. O'Brien, Ken (November 8, 1981). "Maine Bests Tigers". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Simmons, Bill (November 15, 1981). "Delaware fights off unrelenting Maine in last minute, 42–35". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 9-E. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
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