1981 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1981 Maine Black Bears football Yankee Conference Yankee 3–7–1 1–4 Ron Rogerson 1st Chris Raymond 1st Alumni Field 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 1981 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 5 t y 1981 Kutztown Golden Bears Kutztown Alumni Field Orono, ME 17–17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-ksc-rallies-to-score-17/158162704/ Sunday Call-Chronicle KSC rallies to score 17–17 tie with Maine September 6, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com September 12 l y y Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA 10–24 10,000 Lehigh Routs Maine, 24-10 Terry Larimer September 13, 1981 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56610507/1981-lehigh-maine/ September 19 l y Rhode Island Meade Stadium Kingston, RI 10–21 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-day-rhode-island-2110/158158374/ The Day Rhode Island, 21–10 September 20, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com September 26 l Boston University Alumni Field Orono, ME 7–48 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-bu-terriers-race/158160551/ The Bangor Daily News B.U. Terriers race past U-Maine eleven, 48–7 September 28, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 3 l y y Lafayette Fisher Stadium Easton, PA 0–17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tribune-lafayette-defeats-main/158162775/ The Times-Tribune Lafayette defeats Maine, 17–0 October 4, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 10 w New Hampshire 5 Alumni Field Orono, ME 26–16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kennebec-journal-maine-stuns-unh/158161902/ Kennebec Journal Maine stuns UNH October 12, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 17 l y UMass Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 7–20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-hampshire-gazette-um-hopes-for-tit/158159460/ Daily Hampshire Gazette UM hopes for title still alive October 19, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 24 l Connecticut Alumni Field Orono, ME 10–31 2,300 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-uconn-routs-maine-311/158162409/ The Hartford Courant UConn routs Maine, 31–10 October 25, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 31 w y y Northeastern Parsons Field Brookline, MA 9–3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-day-maine-93/158162862/ The Day Maine, 9–3 November 1, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com November 7 w y y Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 55–44 6,887 Maine Bests Tigers Ken O'Brien November 8, 1981 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56638589/1981-princeton-maine/ November 14 l y y Delaware T–10 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE 35–42 16,743 Delaware fights off unrelenting Maine in last minute, 42–35 Bill Simmons November 15, 1981 9-E The Philadelphia Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56920130/1982-delaware-maine/ October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com 2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide umaine.edu University of Maine 2018 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/17/2018_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf PDF May 5, 2019 March 22, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190322224311/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/17/2018_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf dead Roster 1981 Maine Black Bears f 10 Jr Mike Beauchemin QB 6 So Jim Evans QB 67 Sr Steve Keating C 2 Sr Al Paquette WR *Ron Rogerson Mark Harriman(Graduate assistant) References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football