1981 Maine Black Bears football team

1981 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–7–1 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Ron Rogerson (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Raymond (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1981 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rhode Island +^	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
No. T–10 UMass +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Boston University	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. T–10 New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Kutztown*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	T 17–17		[1]
September 12	at Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 10–24	10,000	[2]
September 19	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 10–21		[3]
September 26	Boston University	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–48		[4]
October 3	at Lafayette*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	L 0–17		[5]
October 10	No. 5 New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 26–16		[6]
October 17	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 7–20		[7]
October 24	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 10–31	2,300	[8]
October 31	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 9–3		[9]
November 7	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 55–44	6,887	[10]
November 14	at No. T–10 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 35–42	16,743	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1981 Maine Black Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Mike Beauchemin Jr QB 6 Jim Evans So C 67 Steve Keating Sr WR 2 Al Paquette Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ron Rogerson Coordinators/assistant coaches Mark Harriman (Graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

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3. "Rhode Island, 21–10". The Day. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "B.U. Terriers race past U-Maine eleven, 48–7". The Bangor Daily News. September 28, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lafayette defeats Maine, 17–0". The Times-Tribune. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Maine stuns UNH". Kennebec Journal. October 12, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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8. "UConn routs Maine, 31–10". The Hartford Courant. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Maine, 9–3". The Day. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. O'Brien, Ken (November 8, 1981). "Maine Bests Tigers". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Simmons, Bill (November 15, 1981). "Delaware fights off unrelenting Maine in last minute, 42–35". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 9-E. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "2018 Maine Black Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). umaine.edu. University of Maine. 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.