1981 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season

1981 Maine Black Bears football

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 3–7–1 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Ron Rogerson (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Chris Raymond (1st season)
Home stadium| Alumni Field

Seasons

<- 1980

1982 ->

1981 Yankee Conference football standings

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 5| Kutztown*|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| T 17–17| | [1]
September 12| at Lehigh*|

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| L 10–24| 10,000| [2]
September 19| at Rhode Island|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| L 10–21| | [3]
September 26| Boston University|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| L 7–48| | [4]
October 3| at Lafayette*|

* Fisher Stadium
* Easton, PA

| L 0–17| | [5]
October 10| No. 5 New Hampshire|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| W 26–16| | [6]
October 17| at UMass|

* Alumni Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| L 7–20| | [7]
October 24| Connecticut|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| L 10–31| 2,300| [8]
October 31| at Northeastern*|

* Parsons Field
* Brookline, MA

| W 9–3| | [9]
November 7| at Princeton*|

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| W 55–44| 6,887| [10]
November 14| at No. T–10 Delaware*|

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE

| L 35–42| 16,743| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster

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1981 Maine Black Bears football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `10` | Mike Beauchemin | Jr
QB | `6` | Jim Evans | So
C | `67` | Steve Keating | Sr
WR | `2` | Al Paquette | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Ron Rogerson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Mark Harriman
(Graduate assistant)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* 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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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

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* Black Bear Sports Network

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