1980 Maine Black Bears football team

1980 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–7 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainAndrew Neilson, Peter A. Thiboutot, John Tursky
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Boston University $ 5 0 0 9 2 0
No. T–10 UMass 4 1 0 7 3 0
No. T–10 Connecticut 3 2 0 7 3 0
New Hampshire 2 3 0 6 4 0
Maine 1 4 0 4 7 0
Rhode Island 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 4–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Andrew Neilson, Peter A. Thiboutot, and John Tursky were the team captains.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Merchant Marine*
W 17–85,000[2]
September 13Lehigh*L 6–376,000[3]
September 20Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 14–114,200[4]
September 27at No. 7 Boston University*L 0–17[5]
October 4Lafayette*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 24–34,100 [6]
October 11at New HampshireL 13–19[7]
October 18No. T–10 UMass
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 14–212,700[8]
October 25at No. T–5 ConnecticutL 13–145,000[9]
November 1Northeastern*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 35–242,009[10]
November 8at Princeton*L 7–247,210 [11]
November 15 No. 8 Delaware*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 6–35[12]

References

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  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. ^ "Mariners don't lose respectability". Newsday. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Haskell, Bob (September 15, 1980). "Bicknell Stunned After Lehigh Rips Maine, 37-6". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Scott Cole (September 21, 1980). "Maine tips URI". The Boston Globe. p. 86.
  5. ^ "Bears' QB picture hazy after 17–0 loss to BU". The Bangor Daily News. September 29, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Haskell, Bob (October 6, 1980). "Bouier, Rebholz Lead Maine to Homecoming Win". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "New Hampshire rallies to dump Maine, 19–13". The Hartford Courant. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Massachusetts 21, Maine 14". The Burlington Free Press. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "U. Conn. nips Maine on Markus reception". The Patriot-News. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bouier paces Bears past Huskies". The Bangor Daily News. November 3, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Bruns, John (November 9, 1980). "Tigers Rap Maine; Tigers Win 5th Straight". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UMO gridders wind up with 4–7 mark after 35–6 loss to Delaware". The Bangor Daily News. November 17, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.