1979 Maine Black Bears football team
The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 2–9 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Joseph Lipinski, Thomas Sullivan, and Jonathan Weed were the team captains.[1]
| 1979 Maine Black Bears football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| 1979 record | 2–9 (0–5 Yankee) |
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| Captain | Joseph Lipinski, Thomas Sullivan, Jonathan Weed |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Boston University + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 8 | Towson* | L 7–13 | |||||
| September 15 | Boston University* |
| L 13–24 | ||||
| September 22 | at UMass | L 14–38 | |||||
| September 29 | Central Connecticut State |
| W 40–3 | ||||
| October 6 | at Rhode Island | L 0–10 | |||||
| October 13 | New Hampshire |
| L 0–23 | ||||
| October 20 | Connecticut |
| L 7–19 | ||||
| October 27 | at Lafayette | W 34–21 | |||||
| November 3 | at Delaware | L 14–31 | 18,679 | ||||
| November 10 | at Lehigh | L 6–12 | 5,000 | [2] | |||
| November 17 | Northeastern |
| L 16–27 | ||||
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References
- "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- "Maine Gridders Nudged by Touted Lehigh, 12-6". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. November 12, 1979. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
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