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1984 Maine Black Bears football team

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1984 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainGary Hufnagle
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Rhode Island +^ 4 1 0 10 3 0
No. 4 Boston University +^ 4 1 0 9 3 0
No. 11 New Hampshire 3 2 0 9 2 0
Maine 2 3 0 5 6 0
Connecticut 1 4 0 3 8 0
UMass 1 4 0 3 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Ron Rogerson, the Black Bears compiled a 5–6 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Gary Hufnagle was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at New HampshireL 13–21[2]
September 15at Richmond*L 13–30[3]
September 22Rhode IslandL 0–278,000[4]
September 29at No. 8 Boston University*L 10–275,533[5]
October 6Lafayette*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 22–205,000[6]
October 13at Delaware*L 7–3719,426[7]
October 20UMass
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 20–7[8]
October 27at ConnecticutW 13–10 OT[9]
November 3Northeastern*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 20–17[10]
November 10at HowardWashington, DCW 27–23[11]
November 17No T–19 Holy Cross
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 7–243,000 [12]

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Maine, Labonte dumped". Journal Tribune. September 10, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Spiders poison Bears". Sun-Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ehrhardt-led Rhody stops flat Bears 27–0". The Bangor Daily News. September 24, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Black Bears fall to Boston University, 27–10". Sun-Journal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Haskell, Bob (October 7, 1984). "Black Bears tip Lafayette 22–20 for first win". The Bangor Daily News. p. 20. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hens roll 37–7 as Maine sinks under turnovers". Sunday News Journal. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Famished Bears feast on UMass". The Sunday Republican. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maine beats UConn in OT". Kennebec Journal. October 29, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Leone kicks Maine past Northeastern". Sun-Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Black Bears rally to nip Bison for 4th straight win". The Bangor Daily News. November 12, 1984. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 18, 1984). "Holy Cross Rally Whips Maine, 24–7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.