1986 Maine Black Bears football team

1986 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–4 (3–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Buddy Teevens (2nd season)
Captain	Tim Cahill, Steve Donahue
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1986 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Delaware +^	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Connecticut +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
UMass +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Maine	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second and final season under head coach Buddy Teevens, the Black Bears compiled a 7–4 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and tied for fifth place in the Yankee Conference. Tim Cahill and Steve Donahue were the team captains.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Howard*		William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC	W 38–22	8,000	[2]
September 13	American International		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 33–7		[3]
September 20	Rhode Island		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 34–14	7,200	[4]
September 25	at Boston University*	No. T–13	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 23–26	9,874	[5]
October 4	at Central Connecticut State		Veterans Stadium New Britain, CT	W 28–7		[6]
October 11	Northeastern*		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 38–21		[7]
October 18	vs. UMass		The Ballpark Old Orchard Beach, ME	L 13–23	8,500	[8]
October 25	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 19–35		[9]
November 1	No. 15 Delaware		Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 31–34	3,500	[10]
November 8	at No. 11 New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 14–13		[11]
November 15	at Richmond		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 26–11	11,617	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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. "Black Bears rip Bison 38–22". The Bangor Daily News. September 8, 1986. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Maine QB sets mark as Bears ruin AIC". The Sunday Republican. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Maine backfield has a field day". Morning Sentinel. September 22, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "It was a sure thing, BU tops Maine 26–23". The Bangor Daily News. September 27, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Quick TDs lead Maine by Central". The Hartford Courant. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "UMO Black Bears win 5th game". Journal Tribune. October 13, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "UMass spoils Bears OOB grid party 23–13". The Bangor Daily News. October 20, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "UConn erupts to defeat Maine". Morning Sentinel. October 27, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Gannon leads Delaware by Maine 34–31". The Bangor Daily News. November 3, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Maine snaps New Hampshire streak". Kennebec Journal. November 10, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Maine deep-freezes apathetic Spiders 26–11". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.