1978 Maine Black Bears football team

1978 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–7–1 (0–4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (3rd season)
Captain	Chris Keating, William LeRoy
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–4 UMass $^	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
No. 7 Rhode Island	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Maine	0	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 3–7–1 record (0–4–1 against conference opponents) and finished last in the Yankee Conference. Chris Keating and William LeRoy were the team captains.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Dayton*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 14–31
September 16	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 14–27
September 23	UMass	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 6–40	7,200
September 30	at Central Connecticut*	New Britain, CT	W 32–26		^[2]
October 7	No. T–10 Rhode Island	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–47	7,600
October 14	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	T 7–7
October 21	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 7–49
October 28	Lafayette	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 31–25	3,000	^[3]
November 4	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 0–48	19,627
November 11	Lehigh*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 21-20	3,000	^[4]
November 18	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 19–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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.
^ "Maine trips Cent. Conn". The Boston Globe. October 1, 1978. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Warner, Bill (October 30, 1978). "Records Fall as U-Maine Beats Lafayette, 31-25". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Warner, Bill (November 13, 1978). "Bears Stun Lambert Cup Leaders". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Maine Black Bears football
Venues	Alfond Sports Stadium (1947–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	1965 Tangerine Bowl New Hampshire: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
Culture & lore	Black Bear Sports Network
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

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