1988 Maine Black Bears football team

1988 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–4 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Tim Murphy (2nd season)
Captain	Nick Penna
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1988 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–10 UMass ^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Delaware ^	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Maine	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
– Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second and final season under head coach Tim Murphy, the Black Bears compiled a 7–4 record (4–4 against conference opponents) and finished in a four-way tie for third place in the Yankee Conference. Nick Penna was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at UMass	No. 14	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 42–45	12,458
September 17	Northeastern*	No. 14	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 43–20
September 24	No. T–6 New Hampshire	No. 19	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 23–44
October 1	at Richmond		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 17–3	11,834
October 8	vs. Boston University		Fitzpatrick Stadium Portland, ME	W 30–10
October 15	Rhode Island		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 28–14
October 22	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 21–28
October 29	No. 12 Delaware		Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 14–31
November 5	at Brown*		Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 37–10	1,600
November 12	at Towson State*		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	W 44–7
November 19	at Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 20–17	9,437
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game