1940 Maine Black Bears football team

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1940 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceNew England Conference
1940 record1–6 (1–2 New England)
Head coach
CaptainRoger Stearns
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 2 0 0 5 3 0
Rhode Island State 2 1 0 5 3 0
Connecticut 1 2 0 4 4 0
Maine 1 2 0 1 6 0
Northeastern 0 1 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its 20th and final season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 1–6 record (1–2 against conference opponents). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Roger Stearns was the team captain.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 23Rhode Island State
W 7–0
October 5at Columbia*
L 0–15
October 12at New HampshireDurham, NH (rivalry)L 14–20
October 19Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 6–13
October 26Bates*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 6–7
November 2Colby*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 0–20
November 9at Bowdoin*Brunswick, MEL 0–19
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
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