1991 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1991 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 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Kirk Ferentz, the Black Bears compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for last place in the conference. Paul Capriotti and Brian Roche were the team captains.^[1]

1991 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 Yankee)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jack Cosgrove (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ray Zingler (2nd season)
Captains	Paul Capriotti Brian Roche
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Delaware +^	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Villanova +^	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 New Hampshire +^	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	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 7	Villanova	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 7–48	7,796	[2]
September 14	Northeastern*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 14–15		[3]
September 21	UMass	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 40–23	9,746	[4]
September 28	at No. T–20 New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 20–38	9,533	[5]
October 5	Richmond	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 19–15	9,368	[6]
October 12	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 17–40	27,221	[7]
October 19	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 30–52	10,145	[8]
October 26	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 41–20		[9]
November 2	at No. 9 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 10–34	22,601	[10]
November 9	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 0–27		[11]
November 16	Towson State	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 49–34	3,246	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game