1986 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–4 (3–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Buddy Teevens (2nd season)
Captain	Tim Cahill, Steve Donahue
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Delaware +^	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Connecticut +	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
UMass +	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Maine	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second and final season under head coach Buddy Teevens, the Black Bears compiled a 7–4 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and tied for fifth place in the Yankee Conference. Tim Cahill and Steve Donahue were the team captains.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Howard		Washington, DC	W 38–12
September 13	American International		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 33–7
September 20	Rhode Island		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 34–14	7,200
September 27	at Boston University*	No. T–13	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 23–26
October 4	at Central Connecticut State		New Britain, CT	W 28–7
October 11	Northeastern*		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 38–21
October 18	UMass		Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 13–23	8,500
October 25	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 19–35
November 1	No. 15 Delaware*		Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 31–34
November 8	at No. 11 New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 14–13
November 15	at Richmond*		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 26–11	11,617	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "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.
^ "Maine deep-freezes apathetic Spiders 26–11". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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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
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