1986 Maine Black Bears football team

1986 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–4 (3–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Buddy Teevens (2nd season)
Captain	Tim Cahill, Steve Donahue
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1986 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Delaware +^	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Connecticut +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
UMass +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Maine	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Howard		Washington, DC	W 38–12
September 13	American International		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 33–7
September 20	Rhode Island		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 34–14	7,200
September 27	at Boston University*	No. T–13	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 23–26
October 4	at Central Connecticut State		New Britain, CT	W 28–7
October 11	Northeastern*		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 38–21
October 18	UMass		Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 13–23	8,500
October 25	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 19–35
November 1	No. 15 Delaware*		Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 31–34
November 8	at No. 11 New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 14–13
November 15	at Richmond*		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 26–11	11,617
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game