1976 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season

1976 Maine Black Bears football

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 6–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Jack Bicknell (1st season)

Captain| Scott E. Shulman, Jack Leggett, Gerard Tautkus
Home stadium| Alumni Field

Seasons

<- 1975

1977 ->

1976 Yankee Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. T–8 New Hampshire $^  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
UMass | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Maine | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Rhode Island | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Boston University | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Connecticut | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 6–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a four-way tie for last place in the Yankee Conference. Scott E. Shulman, Jack Leggett, and Gerard Tautkus were the team captains.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 11| Saint Mary's (NS)*|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| W 49–14| 4,800|
September 18| UMass|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| L 3–24| 7,100|
September 25| Central Connecticut State*|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| W 17–3| 5,800|
October 2| Rhode Island|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| L 9–14| 7,500|
October 9| at New Hampshire|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 10–0| 8,200–8,250| [2]
October 16| at Connecticut|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| W 24–13| 8,151–8,200| [3]
October 23| Lehigh*|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| L 0–24| 7,600| [4]
October 30| at Southern Connecticut*| New Haven, CT| W 24–14| 5,600| [5]
November 6| Northeastern*|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| W 21–20| 4,000|
November 13| at Boston University*|

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| L 14–28| 2,656–2,700| [6]
November 20| at No. 4 Delaware*|

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE

| L 0–36| 14,100–14,136| [7]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 87\. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
2. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
3. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
4. ^ Warner, Bill (October 25, 1976). "Owls Next UMO Foe After Lehigh Loss". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 15 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Maine cuts down Southern Conn. behind DiPietro's rushing, 24-14". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1976.
6. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
7. ^ Simmons, Bill (November 21, 1976). "Delaware Sinks Maine, 36-0, Might Get Playoff Offer Today". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 3E - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

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Maine Black Bears football

Venues|

* Alfond Sports Stadium (1947–present)
* Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1965 Tangerine Bowl
* New Hampshire: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket

Culture & lore|

* Black Bear Sports Network

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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