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1976 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainScott E. Shulman, Jack Leggett, Gerard Tautkus
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Saint Mary's (NS)*
W 49–144,800
September 18UMass
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 3–247,100
September 25Central Connecticut State*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 17–35,800
October 2Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 9–147,500
October 9at New Hampshire
W 10–08,200–8,250[2]
October 16at Connecticut
W 24–138,151–8,200[3]
October 23Lehigh*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 0–247,600[4]
October 30at Southern Connecticut*New Haven, CTW 24–145,600[5]
November 6Northeastern*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 21–204,000
November 13at Boston University*
L 14–282,656–2,700[6]
November 20at No. 4 Delaware*
L 0–3614,100–14,136[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Warner, Bill (October 25, 1976). "Owls Next UMO Foe After Lehigh Loss". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maine cuts down Southern Conn. behind DiPietro's rushing, 24-14". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1976.
  6. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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