1990 Maine Black Bears football team

1990 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 UMass $^	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
No. T–19 New Hampshire	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Boston University	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Richmond	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 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 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and tied for seventh place in the Yankee Conference. Rob Noble and Tom Rogers were the team captains.^[1]

Kirk Ferentz led the team in his first season as a head coach. Ferentz was hired in January 1990 after nine years as Iowa's offensive line coach.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 7–31	12,137	^[3]
September 15	at UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 10–21
September 22	No. 4 New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	L 20–28
September 29	at Richmond	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 16–24	8,543	^[4]
October 6	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 3–44	41,264
October 13	Rhode Island	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 24–17	6,103	^[5]
October 20	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 20–35
October 27	Delaware	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 17–10
November 3	vs. Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 24–26		^[6]
November 10	Northeastern*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 42–7	2,615	^[7]
November 17	at No. 3 Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 17–38	14,059	^[8]
*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.
^ Michael Vega (January 6, 1990). "Maine chooses Ferentz". The Boston Globe. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Young QB leads Cats by Maine". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 8, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Richmond tackles UMaine". Sun-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Allen Lessels (October 14, 1990). "Maine chalks up first win". The Boston Globe. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
^ John Vellante (November 4, 1990). "BU, Greene are on target again". The Boston Globe. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Allen Lessels (November 11, 1990). "Maine nabs NU on the take". The Boston Globe. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Youngstown State 38, Maine 37". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1990. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.