1992 Maine Black Bears football team

1992 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 27–24	8,167	^[2]
September 12	Kutztown	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 10–0		^[3]
September 19	Northeastern*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 36–47		^[4]
October 3	at No. 14 Richmond	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 6–28	14,708	^[5]
October 10	Liberty	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 42–20		^[6]
October 17	Rhode Island	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 21–9	8,842	^[7]
October 24	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 30–37		^[8]
October 31	No. 7 Delaware	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 13–57	5,327	^[9]
November 7	vs. Boston University	Fitzpatrick Stadium Portland, ME	W 40–11		^[10]
November 14	at No. 16 UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 21–13	6,001	^[11]
November 21	at No. 8 Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 8–28		^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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