1912 Maine Black Bears football team

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1912 Maine Black Bears football
1912 Maine Black Bears football team.png
ConferenceIndependent
1912 record7–1
Head coach
CaptainThomas Shepard
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard   –   9 – 0 – 0
Penn State   –   8 – 0 – 0
Carlisle   –   12 – 1 – 1
Maine   –   7 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   7 – 1 – 1
Swarthmore   –   7 – 1 – 1
Yale   –   7 – 1 – 1
Lehigh   –   9 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   7 – 2 – 0
Wesleyan   –   7 – 2 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   8 – 3 – 1
Rhode Island State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 1
Temple   –   3 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 4 – 0
Army   –   5 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   6 – 4 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   5 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   3 – 3 – 0
Morris Harvey   –   2 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   4 – 5 – 1
Syracuse   –   4 – 5 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   3 – 4 – 1
Geneva   –   3 – 4 – 0
Vermont   –   3 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   2 – 4 – 1
Cornell   –   3 – 7 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 6 – 0

The 1912 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as an independent during the 1912 college football season. The team compiled a 7–1 record and shut out six of its eight opponents. Its only setback was a 7–0 loss on the road against national champion, Harvard. Thomas J. Riley was the coach, and Thomas Shepard was the team captain.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Fort McKinley
W 34–0[2]
September 28at Harvard
L 0–7[3]
October 5Tufts
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 14–0[4]
October 12Rhode Island State
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 18–0[5]
October 19St. Anselm
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 16–0[6]
October 26at BatesLewiston, MEW 7–6[7]
November 2at ColbyWaterville, MEW 20–0[8]
November 9Bowdoin
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 17–03,000[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Coast Guardsmen Beaten by U. of M.: Orono Boys Roll Up 38-0 Score". The Bangor Daily News. September 23, 1912. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Harvard Is Held to a 7 to 0 Win". The Boston Globe. September 29, 1912. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maine Defeats Tufts in Fast Game 14 to 0". The Bangor Daily News. October 7, 1912. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Football Battles on Muddy Gridiron: Maine Batters Rhode Island". The Bangor Daily News. October 14, 1912. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maine 16; St Anselm's 0". The Bangor Daily News. October 21, 1912. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maine 7, Bates 6". The Bangor Daily News. October 28, 1912. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Maine 20, Colby 0". The Bangor Daily News. November 4, 1912. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maine Wins the Championship: Defeats Bowdoin 17 to 0 Before Big Crowd at Orono". The Bangor Daily News. November 11, 1912. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.


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