1983 Maine Black Bears football team

1983 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–6 (0–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Ron Rogerson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1983 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–13 Boston University +^	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Connecticut +	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
No. 20 New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
UMass	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Maine	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Ron Rogerson, the Black Bears compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a conference mark of 0–5, placing last out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 16–24
September 24	No. 19 Boston University	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 14–28
October 1	Towson State*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 23–16
October 8	at No. 12 Lafayette*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	W 39–38	6,800
October 15	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 7–17	8,327
October 22	Connecticut	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 26–31
October 29	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 17–14
November 5	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–20
November 12	at VMI*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 12–14
November 19	Springfield*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 62–6
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game