1981 Maine Black Bears football team

1981 Yankee Conference football standings
	+ – 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 during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Kutztown*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	T 17–17
September 12	at Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 10–24	10,000	^[1]
September 19	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 10–21
September 26	Boston University	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–48
October 3	at Lafayette*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	L 0–17
October 10	No. 5 New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 26–16
October 17	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 7–20
October 24	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 10–31
October 31	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 9–3
November 7	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 55–44	6,887	^[2]
November 14	at No. T–10 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 35–42
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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

^ Larimer, Terry (September 13, 1981). "Lehigh Routs Maine, 24-10". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Brien, Ken (November 8, 1981). "Maine Bests Tigers". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.

v t Maine Black Bears football
Venues	Alfond Stadium (1998–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket (New Hampshire)
Culture & lore	Black Bear Sports Network
People	NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1981 Yankee Conference football standings
v t	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