1979 Maine Black Bears football team
| 1979 Maine Black Bears football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (0–5 Yankee) |
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| Captain | Joseph Lipinski, Thomas Sullivan, Jonathan Weed |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| No. 7 Boston University + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 2–9 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Joseph Lipinski, Thomas Sullivan, and Jonathan Weed were the team captains.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 8 | Towson* | L 7–13 | |||||
| September 15 | Boston University* |
| L 13–24 | ||||
| September 22 | at UMass | L 14–38 | 3,990 | ||||
| September 29 | Central Connecticut |
| W 40–3 | ||||
| October 6 | at Rhode Island | L 0–10 | 8,158 | ||||
| October 13 | New Hampshire |
| L 0–23 | ||||
| October 20 | Connecticut |
| L 7–19 | ||||
| October 27 | at No. 7 Lafayette | W 34–21 | 6,000 | [2] | |||
| November 3 | at No. 1 (D-II) Delaware | L 14–31 | 18,679 | [3] | |||
| November 10 | at Lehigh | L 6–12 | 5,000 | [4] | |||
| November 17 | Northeastern |
| L 16–27 | ||||
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After the season
[edit]The following Black Bear was selected in the 1980 NFL Draft after the season.[5]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 21 | 316 | Roger Lapham | Tight end | Buffalo Bills |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bouier, Maine Rip Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 28, 1979. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware too much for UM". The Bangor Daily News. November 5, 1979. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maine Gridders Nudged by Touted Lehigh, 12-6". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. November 12, 1979. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1980 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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