1978 Maine Black Bears football team

1978 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–7–1 (0–4–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Captains
  • Chris Keating
  • William LeRoy
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1978 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–4 UMass $^ 5 0 09 4 0
No. 7 Rhode Island 3 2 07 3 0
Connecticut 3 2 04 7 0
Boston University 2 3 06 4 0
New Hampshire 1 3 16 4 1
Maine 0 4 13 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 3–7–1 record (0–4–1 against conference opponents) and finished last in the Yankee Conference. Chris Keating and William LeRoy were the team captains.