1979 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 2–9 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Joseph Lipinski, Thomas Sullivan, and Jonathan Weed were the team captains.^[1]

1979 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	2–9 (0–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (4th season)
Captains	Joseph Lipinski Thomas Sullivan Jonathan Weed
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Boston University +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
UMass +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Connecticut	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	6	–	2
New Hampshire	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	2
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	1
Rhode Island	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Towson State*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–13	6,400	[2]
September 15	Boston University*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 13–24		[3]
September 22	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 14–38	3,990	[4]
September 29	Central Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 40–3	6,700	[5]
October 6	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 0–10	8,158	[6]
October 13	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry)	L 0–23	7,000	[7]
October 20	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–19		[8]
October 27	at No. 7 Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 34–21	6,000	[9]
November 3	at No. 1 (D-II) Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 14–31	18,679	[10]
November 10	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 6–12	5,000	[11]
November 17	Northeastern	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 16–27		[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The following Black Bear was selected in the 1980 NFL draft after the season.^[13]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
21	316	Roger Lapham	Tight end	Buffalo Bills