1976 Maine Black Bears football team
American college football season
1976 Maine Black Bears football | |
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Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 6–5 (2–3 Yankee) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Scott E. Shulman, Jack Leggett, Gerard Tautkus |
Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–8 New Hampshire $^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 11 | Saint Mary's (NS)* |
| W 49–14 | 4,800 | |||
September 18 | UMass |
| L 3–24 | 7,100 | |||
September 25 | Central Connecticut State* |
| W 17–3 | 5,800 | |||
October 2 | Rhode Island |
| L 9–14 | 7,500 | |||
October 9 | at New Hampshire |
| W 10–0 | 8,200–8,250 | [2] | ||
October 16 | at Connecticut |
| W 24–13 | 8,151–8,200 | [3] | ||
October 23 | Lehigh* |
| L 0–24 | 7,600 | [4] | ||
October 30 | at Southern Connecticut* | New Haven, CT | W 24–14 | 5,600 | [5] | ||
November 6 | Northeastern* |
| W 21–20 | 4,000 | |||
November 13 | at Boston University* | L 14–28 | 2,656–2,700 | [6] | |||
November 20 | at No. 4 Delaware* | L 0–36 | 14,100–14,136 | [7] | |||
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References
- ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Warner, Bill (October 25, 1976). "Owls Next UMO Foe After Lehigh Loss". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maine cuts down Southern Conn. behind DiPietro's rushing, 24-14". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1976.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Simmons, Bill (November 21, 1976). "Delaware Sinks Maine, 36-0, Might Get Playoff Offer Today". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 3E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.