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1981 Maine Black Bears football
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
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

^[12]

Roster

1981 Maine Black Bears football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

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

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Ron Rogerson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mark Harriman
(Graduate assistant)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "KSC rallies to score 17–17 tie with Maine". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Larimer, Terry (September 13, 1981). "Lehigh Routs Maine, 24-10". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rhode Island, 21–10". The Day. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "B.U. Terriers race past U-Maine eleven, 48–7". The Bangor Daily News. September 28, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lafayette defeats Maine, 17–0". The Times-Tribune. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maine stuns UNH". Kennebec Journal. October 12, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UM hopes for title still alive". Daily Hampshire Gazette. October 19, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UConn routs Maine, 31–10". The Hartford Courant. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maine, 9–3". The Day. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Brien, Ken (November 8, 1981). "Maine Bests Tigers". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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.
^ "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.