1994 Maine Black Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1994
| team = Maine Black Bears
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 3–8
| conf_record = 2–6
| head_coach = Jack Cosgrove
| hc_year = 2nd
| cooff_coach1 = Bob Wilder
| cooc1_year = 1st
| cooff_coach2 = Scott Walker
| cooc2_year = 1st
| def_coach = Steve Spagnuolo
| dc_year = 1st
| captain = Steve Knight
| captain2 = Todd Park
| stadium = Alumni Field
}}
{{1994 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1994 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 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Cosgrove, the Black Bears compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and tied for last place in the New England Division of the Yankee Conference. Steve Knight and Todd Park were the team captains.{{cite web |title=2019 Maine Football Media Guide |publisher=University of Maine |year=2019 |page=88 |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/17/2019_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf |accessdate=September 22, 2021 |archive-date=September 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923194140/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/17/2019_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1994
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 3||No. 7 UCF|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|L 6–28|6,296|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-ucf-surpasses-records/164645857/|work=The Miami Herald|title=UCF surpasses records, Maine|date=September 4, 1994|accessdate=February 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 10||Rhode Island|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|L 21–28|4,013|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/morning-sentinel-bears-stumbling-uri-qu/164718293/|work=Morning Sentinel|title=Bears stumbling; URI quarterback throws four TDs|date=September 12, 1994|accessdate=February 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 17||No. 7 Boston University|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|L 18–31||{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/concord-monitor-dougherty-passes-terrier/164713555/|newspaper=Concord Monitor|title=Dougherty passes Terriers past Black Bears, 31–18|date=September 18, 1994|accessdate=February 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 24|at|UMass|McGuirk Stadium|Hadley, MA|L 14–20|14,873|{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-hampshire-gazette-all-fingers-poin/164715476/|newspaper=Daily Hampshire Gazette|title=All fingers point to victory|date=September 26, 1994|accessdate=February 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 1||No. 18 Delaware|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|W 19–13||{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-tribune-maine-celebrates-finall/164719220/|newspaper=Journal Tribune|title=Maine celebrates, finally|date=October 3, 1994|accessdate=February 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 8|at|Richmond|City Stadium|Richmond, VA|W 24–10|14,160|{{cite news|title=UMaine wins second straight|date=October 9, 1994|newspaper=Maine Sunday Telegram|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112630437/umaine-wins-second-straight/|accessdate=November 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 15|at|Connecticut|Memorial Stadium|Storrs, CT|W 35–31||{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/portland-press-herald-bears-win-again/164714547/|newspaper=Portland Press Herald|title=Bears win again|date=October 16, 1994|accessdate=February 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 22||No. 25 New Hampshire|Alumni Field|Orono, ME (rivalry)|W 35–31|4,028|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/portland-press-herald-unh-stops-maines/164712709/|work=Portland Press Herald|title=UNH stops Maine's win streak|date=October 23, 1994|accessdate=February 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 29|vs|Buffalo|Fitzpatrick Stadium|Portland, ME|L 21–24|3,787|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-buffalo-edges-umai/164651584/|work=The Bangor Daily News|title=Buffalo edges UMaine|date=October 31, 1994|accessdate=February 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 5|at|No. 20 William & Mary|Zable Stadium|Williamsburg, VA|L 0–17|14,687|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-william-mary-blank/164719483/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=William & Mary blanks Maine as Fitzgerald stars|date=November 6, 1994|accessdate=February 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 12|at|Northeastern
}}