1980 Maine Black Bears football team

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1980 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1980 record4–7 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainAndrew Neilson, Peter A. Thiboutot, John Tursky
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Yankee Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Boston University $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. T–10 UMass 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. T–10 Connecticut 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rhode Island 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Merchant Marine*Kings Point, NYW 17–85,000
September 13Lehigh*
L 6–37
September 20Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 14–11
September 27at Boston University*
L 0–17
October 4Lafayette*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 24–3
October 11at New Hampshire
L 13–19
October 18UMass
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 14–21
October 25at Connecticut
L 13–14
November 1Northeastern*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 35–24
November 8at Princeton*
L 7–247,210 [2]
November 15Delaware*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 6–35
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ 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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