1987 Maine Black Bears football team
1987 Maine Black Bears football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 28–31 at Georgia Southern | |
Conference | Yankee Conference |
1987 record | 8–4 (6–1 Yankee) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Bob Wilder, Steve Violette |
Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Maine +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Richmond +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Tim Murphy, the Black Bears compiled a 8–4 record (6–1 against conference opponents), tied for the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to Georgia Southern in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs. Bob Wilder and Steve Violette were the team captains.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 5 | American International |
| W 42–23 | |||||
September 12 | at UMass |
| W 31–14 | 11,242 | ||||
September 19 | at Rhode Island | No. 6 |
| W 24–20 | ||||
September 26 | Boston University | No. T–4 |
| W 33–19 | ||||
October 3 | Towson State | No. 3 |
| L 14–17 | ||||
October 10 | at Northeastern | No. T–16 |
| L 17–21 | 5,100 | [2] | ||
October 17 | Richmond |
| L 7–17 | |||||
October 24 | Connecticut |
| W 32–28 | |||||
October 31 | at Delaware |
| W 59–56 2OT | |||||
November 7 | No. 6 New Hampshire |
| W 28–14 | |||||
November 14 | at Illinois State | No. 17 |
| W 37–34 | ||||
November 28 | at No. 6 Georgia Southern | No. 13 |
| L 28–31 OT | ||||
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References[]
- ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 88. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Bob Monahan (October 11, 1987). "Rodriguez directs NU past Maine, 21-17". The Boston Globe. p. 76.
Categories:
- 1987 Yankee Conference football season
- Maine Black Bears football seasons
- Yankee Conference football champion seasons
- 1987 in Maine