1989 Maine Black Bears football team

1989 Maine Black Bears football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record9–3 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack Cosgrove (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Kolakowski (1st season)
Captains
  • Scott Hough
  • John Gibson
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1989 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Maine +^ 6 2 0 9 3 0
No. 18 Connecticut + 6 2 0 8 3 0
No. 16 Villanova +^ 6 2 0 8 4 0
New Hampshire 5 3 0 7 3 0
Delaware 5 3 0 7 4 0
Boston University 4 4 0 4 7 0
UMass 3 5 0 5 5 1
Rhode Island 1 7 0 3 8 0
Richmond 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first and only season under head coach Tom Lichtenberg, the Black Bears compiled a 9–3 record (6–2 against conference opponents), tied for the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to 1989 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs. Scott Hough and John Gibson were the team captains.