1986 Maine Black Bears football team

1986 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–4 (3–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Murphy (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lovett (2nd season)
Captains
  • Tim Cahill
  • Steve Donahue
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1986 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Delaware +^ 5 2 09 4 0
No. 19 Connecticut + 5 2 08 3 0
UMass + 5 2 08 3 0
New Hampshire 4 3 07 4 0
Maine 3 4 07 4 0
Richmond 3 4 04 7 0
Boston University 3 4 04 7 0
Rhode Island 0 7 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second and final season under head coach Buddy Teevens, the Black Bears compiled a 7–4 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and tied for fifth place in the Yankee Conference. Tim Cahill and Steve Donahue were the team captains.