1988 Maine Black Bears football team

1988 Yankee Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant; Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

1988 Maine Black Bears football
1988 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1988 record	7–4 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Tim Murphy (2nd season);
Captain	Nick Penna
Home stadium	Alumni Field
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second and final season under head coach Tim Murphy, the Black Bears compiled a 7–4 record (4–4 against conference opponents) and finished in a four-way tie for third place in the Yankee Conference. Nick Penna was the team captain.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at UMass	No. 14	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 42–45	12,458
September 17	Northeastern*	No. 14	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 43–20
September 24	No. T–6 New Hampshire	No. 19	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 23–44
October 1	at Richmond		Richmond, VA	W 17–3
October 8	vs. Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 30–10
October 15	Rhode Island		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 28–14
October 22	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 21–28
October 29	No. 12 Delaware		Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 14–31
November 5	at Brown*		Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 37–10	1,600	^[2]
November 12	at Towson State*		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	W 44–7
November 19	at Villanova		Villanova, PA	W 20–17
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References[]

^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 88. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
^ Pave, Marvin (November 6, 1988). "Maine Grabs Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 88. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

[2] Pave, Marvin (November 6, 1988). "Maine Grabs Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.

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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

1988 Yankee Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–10 UMass +^	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Delaware +^	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Maine	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

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