| Year: | 1976 |
| Team: | Maine Black Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Yankee Conference |
| Short Conf: | Yankee |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Conf Record: | 2–3 |
| Head Coach: | Jack Bicknell |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Scott E. Shulman, Jack Leggett, Gerard Tautkus |
| Stadium: | Alumni Field |
The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 6–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a four-way tie for last place in the Yankee Conference. Scott E. Shulman, Jack Leggett, and Gerard Tautkus were the team captains.[1]