1984 Maine Black Bears football team

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]

1984 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–6 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Ron Rogerson (4th season)
Captain	Gary Hufnagle
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 13–21
September 15	at Richmond*	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 13–30		^[2]
September 22	Rhode Island	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–27
September 29	at No. 8 Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 10–27
October 6	Lafayette*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 22–20
October 13	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–37
October 20	UMass	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 20–7
October 27	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 13–10 ^OT
November 3	Northeastern*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 20–17
November 10	at Howard	Washington, DC	W 27–23
November 17	No T–19 Holy Cross	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–24	3,000	^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
2. "Spiders poison Bears". Sun-Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Roberts, Ernie (November 18, 1984). "Holy Cross Rally Whips Maine, 24-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.