1989 Maine Black Bears football team
1989 Maine Black Bears football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 35–38 at Southwest Missouri State | |
Conference | Yankee Conference |
1989 record | 9–3 (6–2 Yankee) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jack Cosgrove (1st season) |
Captain | Scott Hough, John Gibson |
Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Maine +^ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Connecticut + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Villanova +^ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first and only season under head coach Tom Lichtenberg, the Black Bears compiled a 9–3 record (6–2 against conference opponents), tied for the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to Southwest Missouri State Bears football in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs. Scott Hough and John Gibson were the team captains.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 2 | Youngstown State* |
| W 28–14 | |||||
September 9 | at New Hampshire |
| W 24��7 | |||||
September 16 | Villanova |
| W 47–14 | |||||
September 23 | UMass | No. 9 |
| W 40–23 | ||||
September 30 | Richmond | No. 8 |
| W 41–16 | ||||
October 7 | Lock Haven* | No. 8 |
| W 56–0 | ||||
October 14 | at Rhode Island | No. 6 |
| W 47–21 | ||||
October 21 | Connecticut | No. 4 |
| W 30–8 | ||||
October 28 | at Delaware | No. 4 |
| L 28–35 | ||||
November 4 | at Boston University | No. 8 |
| L 28–30 | ||||
November 11 | at Northeastern* | No. 10 |
| W 29–26 | ||||
November 25 | at No. 9 Southwest Missouri State* | No. 8 |
| L 35–38 | 7,270 | [2] | ||
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References[]
- ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 88. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Dan O'Neill (November 26, 1989). "SWMO Wins Wild Opener". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 9F – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- 1989 Yankee Conference football season
- Maine Black Bears football seasons
- Yankee Conference football champion seasons
- 1989 in Maine