1979 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–9 (0–5 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainJoseph Lipinski, Thomas Sullivan, Jonathan Weed
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1979 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Boston University + 4 –1 –08 –1 –1
UMass + 4 –1 –06 –4 –0
Connecticut 3 –1 –13 –6 –2
New Hampshire 2 –2 –15 –4 –2
Maine 1 –4 –01 –9 –1
Rhode Island 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Towson*
L 7–13
September 15Boston University*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 13–24
September 22at UMass
L 14–383,990
September 29Central Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 40–3
October 6at Rhode Island
L 0–108,158
October 13New Hampshire
L 0–23
October 20Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 7–19
October 27at No. 7 Lafayette
W 34–216,000[2]
November 3at No. 1 (D-II) Delaware
L 14–3118,679[3]
November 10at Lehigh
L 6–125,000[4]
November 17Northeastern
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 16–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The following Black Bear was selected in the 1980 NFL Draft after the season.[5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
21316Roger LaphamTight endBuffalo Bills

References

  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. ↑ "Bouier, Maine Rip Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 28, 1979. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Delaware too much for UM". The Bangor Daily News. November 5, 1979. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Maine Gridders Nudged by Touted Lehigh, 12-6". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. November 12, 1979. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1980 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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