| Year: | 1979 |
| Team: | Maine Black Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Yankee Conference |
| Short Conf: | Yankee |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 0–5 |
| Head Coach: | Jack Bicknell |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Captain: | Joseph Lipinski, Thomas Sullivan, Jonathan Weed |
| Stadium: | Alumni Field |
The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 2–9 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Joseph Lipinski, Thomas Sullivan, and Jonathan Weed were the team captains.[1]