1987 Maine Black Bears Football Team
The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
In their first season under head coach Tim Murphy, the Black Bears compiled a 8–4 record (6–1 against conference opponents), tied for the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to Georgia Southern in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs. Bob Wilder and Steve Violette were the team captains.
| 1987 Maine Black Bears football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 28–31 at Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (6–1 Yankee) |
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| Captain | Bob Wilder, Steve Violette |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| No. 13 Maine +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Richmond +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 5 | American International | W 42–23 | ||||||
| September 12 | at UMass | W 31–14 | 11,242 | |||||
| September 19 | at Rhode Island | No. 6 | W 24–20 | |||||
| September 26 | Boston University | No. T–4 |
| W 33–19 | ||||
| October 3 | Towson State | No. 3 |
| L 14–17 | ||||
| October 10 | at Northeastern | No. T–16 | L 17–21 | 5,100 | ||||
| October 17 | Richmond |
| L 7–17 | 8,053 | ||||
| October 24 | Connecticut |
| W 32–28 | |||||
| October 31 | at Delaware | W 59–56 2OT | ||||||
| November 7 | No. 6 New Hampshire |
| W 28–14 | |||||
| November 14 | at Illinois State | No. 17 | W 37–34 | |||||
| November 28 | at No. 6 Georgia Southern | No. 13 | L 28–31 OT | |||||
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After the season
The following Black Bear was selected in the 1988 NFL Draft after the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 6 | 160 | Rob Sterling | Defensive back | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
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