1981 Maine Black Bears football team

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1981 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Raymond (1st season)
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Yankee Conference football standings
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

The 1981 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Ron Rogerson, the Black Bears compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 and a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Yankee Conference.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Kutztown*T 17–17[1]
September 12at Lehigh*L 10–2410,000[2]
September 19at Rhode IslandL 10–21[3]
September 26Boston University
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 7–48[4]
October 3at Lafayette*L 0–17[5]
October 10No. 5 New Hampshire
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 26–16[6]
October 17at UMassL 7–20[7]
October 24Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 10–312,300[8]
October 31at Northeastern*W 9–3[9]
November 7at Princeton*W 55–446,887[10]
November 14at No. T–10 Delaware*L 35–4216,743[11]

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Roster

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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
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "KSC rallies to score 17–17 tie with Maine". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Larimer, Terry (September 13, 1981). "Lehigh Routs Maine, 24-10". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rhode Island, 21–10". The Day. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "B.U. Terriers race past U-Maine eleven, 48–7". The Bangor Daily News. September 28, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lafayette defeats Maine, 17–0". The Times-Tribune. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maine stuns UNH". Kennebec Journal. October 12, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UM hopes for title still alive". Daily Hampshire Gazette. October 19, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UConn routs Maine, 31–10". The Hartford Courant. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maine, 9–3". The Day. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ O'Brien, Ken (November 8, 1981). "Maine Bests Tigers". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Simmons, Bill (November 15, 1981). "Delaware fights off unrelenting Maine in last minute, 42–35". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 9-E. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.

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