1985 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainMark Coutts
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1985 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Rhode Island $^ 5 –0 –010 –3 –0
UMass 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
New Hampshire 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Maine 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Connecticut 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Boston University 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Buddy Teevens, the Black Bears compiled a 6–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and tied for third out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Mark Coutts was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Howard*
W 35–12
September 14American International*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 27–17
September 21at Rhode Island
L 14–34
September 28Boston University
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 14–19
October 5Central Connecticut State
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 51–8
October 12 No. 1 Richmond
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 24–375,000[2]
October 19at UMass
L 7–20
October 26Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 28–3
November 2at Northeastern
L 13–14
November 9New Hampshire
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 45–40
November 16at No. T–13 Delaware
W 10–7

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Spiders stop UMO". Sun-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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