1969 Maine Black Bears football team

1969 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–4 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Walter Abbott (3rd season)
Captain	Paul Dulac
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1969 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UMass $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Maine	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Vermont	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 5–4 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and tied for second out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Paul Dulac was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	UMass	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–49	8,302–8,500
September 27	Southern Connecticut State*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 21–14	2,806–3,400
October 4	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 35–7	11,100
October 11	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 20–18	5,839–6,300
October 18	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–28	9,500–9,561
October 25	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–20	5,500–8,000
November 1	Hofstra*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 40–34	4,300–5,500
November 8	at The Citadel*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 28–40	12,500–15,000
November 15	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 38–30	5,500
*Non-conference game

After the season

The following Black Bear was selected in the 1970 NFL draft after the season.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
11	281	Gene Benner	Wide receiver	Cleveland Browns