1980 Maine Black Bears football team

1980 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–7 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (5th season)
Captain	Andrew Neilson, Peter A. Thiboutot, John Tursky
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Boston University $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. T–10 UMass	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
No. T–10 Connecticut	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 4–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Andrew Neilson, Peter A. Thiboutot, and John Tursky were the team captains.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Merchant Marine*	Kings Point, NY	W 17–8	5,000
September 13	Lehigh*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 6–37	6,000	^[2]
September 20	Rhode Island	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 14–11	4,200	^[3]
September 27	at No. 7 Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 0–17
October 4	Lafayette*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 24–3	4,100	^[4]
October 11	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	L 13–19
October 18	No. T–10 UMass	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 14–21	2,700
October 25	at No. T–5 Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 13–14
November 1	Northeastern*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 35–24
November 8	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 7–24	7,210	^[5]
November 15	No. 8 Delaware*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 6–35		^[6]
*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.
^ Haskell, Bob (September 15, 1980). "Bicknell Stunned After Lehigh Rips Maine, 37-6". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Scott Cole (September 21, 1980). "Maine tips URI". The Boston Globe. p. 86.
^ Haskell, Bob (October 6, 1980). "Bouier, Rebholz Lead Maine to Homecoming Win". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bruns, John (November 9, 1980). "Tigers Rap Maine; Tigers Win 5th Straight". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMO gridders wind up with 4–7 mark after 35–6 loss to Delaware". The Bangor Daily News. November 17, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – 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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