1976 Maine Black Bears football team

1976 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (1st season)
Captain	Scott E. Shulman, Jack Leggett, Gerard Tautkus
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1976 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–8 New Hampshire $^	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
UMass	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Maine	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Boston University	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 6–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a four-way tie for last place in the Yankee Conference. Scott E. Shulman, Jack Leggett, and Gerard Tautkus were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Saint Mary's (NS)*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 49–14	4,800
September 18	UMass	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 3–24	7,100
September 25	Central Connecticut State*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 17–3	5,800
October 2	Rhode Island	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 9–14	7,500
October 9	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 10–0	8,200–8,250
October 16	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 24–13	8,151–8,200
October 23	Lehigh*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–24	7,600
October 30	at Southern Connecticut*	New Haven, CT	W 24–14	5,600
November 6	Northeastern*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 21–20	4,000
November 13	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 14–28	2,656–2,700
November 20	at No. 4 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 0–36	14,100–14,136
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game