1976 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1976 Maine Black Bears football Yankee Conference Yankee 6–5 2–3 Jack Bicknell 1st Scott E. Shulman Jack Leggett Gerard Tautkus Alumni Field The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 6–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a four-way tie for last place in the Yankee Conference. Scott E. Shulman, Jack Leggett, and Gerard Tautkus were the team captains.2019 Maine Football Media Guide University of Maine 2019 87 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/17/2019_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf September 22, 2021 September 23, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210923194140/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/17/2019_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf dead Schedule 1974 small college AP y y September 11 1976 Saint Mary's Huskies Saint Mary's (NS)<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME W 49-14 4,800 September 18 UMass Alumni Field Orono, ME L 3-24 7,100 September 25 1976 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut State<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME W 17-3 5,800 October 2 Rhode Island Alumni Field Orono, ME L 9-14 7,500 October 9 at New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 10-0 8,200–8,250 Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (New Hampshire) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/469/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 October 16 at Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT W 24-13 8,151–8,200 Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Connecticut) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/164/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 October 23 Lehigh<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME L 0-24 7,600 Owls Next UMO Foe After Lehigh Loss Bill Warner October 25, 1976 15 Bangor Daily News Bangor, Maine Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71827433/1976-lehigh-maine/ October 30 at 1976 Southern Connecticut Owls Southern Connecticut<ncg> New Haven, CT W 24-14 5,600 Maine cuts down Southern Conn. behind DiPietro's rushing, 24-14 The Boston Globe October 31, 1976 November 6 1976 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME W 21-20 4,000 November 13 at Boston University<ncg> Nickerson Field Boston, MA L 14-28 2,656–2,700 Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Boston University) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/68/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 November 20 at No. 4 Delaware<ncg> Delaware Stadium Newark, DE L 0-36 14,100–14,136 Delaware Sinks Maine, 36-0, Might Get Playoff Offer Today Bill Simmons November 21, 1976 3E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71834167/1976-delaware-maine/ Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football