1985 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Buddy Teevens, the Black Bears compiled a 6–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and tied for third out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Mark Coutts was the team captain.

1985 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Buddy Teevens (1st season)
Captain	Mark Coutts
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1985 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Rhode Island $^	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
UMass	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maine	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Boston University	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Howard*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 35–12
September 14	American International*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 27–17
September 21	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 14–34	9,442
September 28	Boston University	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 14–19
October 5	Central Connecticut State	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 51–8
October 12	No. 1 Richmond	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 24–37	5,000
October 19	at UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 7–20	5,644
October 26	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 28–3
November 2	at Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 13–14
November 9	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 45–40
November 16	at No. T–13 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 10–7	15,763
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game