1992 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1992 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 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third and final season under head coach Kirk Ferentz, the Black Bears compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against conference opponents) and tied for fifth place in the Yankee Conference.[1]

1992 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack Cosgrove (4th season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Delaware $^ 7 1 0 11 3 0
No. 10 Villanova ^ 6 2 0 9 3 0
UMass 5 3 0 7 3 0
Richmond 5 3 0 7 4 0
Maine 4 4 0 6 5 0
Connecticut 4 4 0 6 5 0
New Hampshire 3 5 0 5 5 1
Boston University 2 6 0 3 8 0
Rhode Island 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5New HampshireW 27–24
September 12Kutztown
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 10–0
September 19Northeastern*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 36–37
October 3at No. 14 RichmondL 6–2814,708[2]
October 10Liberty
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 42–20[3]
October 17Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 21–98,842
October 24at ConnecticutL 30–37
October 31 No. 7 Delaware
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 13–57
November 7vs. Boston UniversityPortland, MEW 40–11
November 14at No. 16 UMassW 21–136,001
November 21at No. 8 VillanovaL 8–28[4]

References edit

  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. ^ "Spiders bite UMaine". Sun-Journal. October 4, 1992. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UMaine rips Liberty". Sun-Journal. October 11, 1992. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colombo powers Villanova to win". Courier-Post. November 22, 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.