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1992 Maine Black Bears football team

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

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5New Hampshire
W 27–248,167[2]
September 12Kutztown
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 10–0[3]
September 19Northeastern*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 36–47[4]
October 3at No. 14 Richmond
L 6–2814,708[5]
October 10Liberty
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 42–20[6]
October 17Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 21–98,842[7]
October 24at Connecticut
L 30–37[8]
October 31 No. 7 Delaware
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 13–575,327[9]
November 7vs. Boston University
W 40–11[10]
November 14at No. 16 UMass
W 21–136,001[11]
November 21at No. 8 Villanova
L 8–28[12]

References

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  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. ^ "Maine stuns UNH". Valley News. September 7, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "KU loses battle of Bears to Maine; Del Val falls". The Morning Call. September 13, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UMaine falls in shootout". Sun-Journal. September 20, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Spiders bite UMaine". Sun-Journal. October 4, 1992. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UMaine rips Liberty". Sun-Journal. October 11, 1992. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maine's Sirmans runs over Rhody". The Day. October 18, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Husky comeback overcomes Maine". Record-Journal. October 25, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Delaware rips fumble-prone Maine Bears". The Bangor Daily News. November 2, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maine slams BU, 40–11". Kennebec Journal. November 9, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Loss may keep UMass home". Daily Hampshire Gazette. November 16, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Colombo powers Villanova to win". Courier-Post. November 22, 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.