1983 Maine Black Bears football team

1983 Yankee Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant; Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

1983 Maine Black Bears football
1983 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1983 record	4–6 (0–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Ron Rogerson (3rd season);
Home stadium	Alumni Field
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Ron Rogerson, the Black Bears compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a conference mark of 0–5, placing last out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 16–24
September 24	No. 19 Boston University	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 14–28
October 1	Towson State*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 23–16
October 8	at No. 12 Lafayette*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	W 39–38	6,800	^[1]
October 15	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 7–17	8,327
October 22	Connecticut	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 26–31
October 29	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 17–14
November 5	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–20
November 12	at VMI*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 12–14		^[2]
November 19	Springfield (MA)*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 62–6
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

^ Haskell, Bob (October 10, 1983). "Leone FG Upsets Lafayette". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bridges carries VMI over Maine". Daily Press. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.

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[1] Haskell, Bob (October 10, 1983). "Leone FG Upsets Lafayette". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Bridges carries VMI over Maine". Daily Press. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.

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v t Maine Black Bears football
Venues	Alfond Stadium (1998–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	1965 Tangerine Bowl 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

1983 Yankee Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–13 Boston University +^	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Connecticut +	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
No. 20 New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
UMass	2	–	3	–	0	3	��	8	–	0
Maine	0	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll