1949 Maine Black Bears football team

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1949 Maine Black Bears football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
1949 record2–4–1 (2–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainDonald Barron
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Yankee Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vermont 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Connecticut + 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Maine + 2 – 0 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
UMass 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Rhode Island State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In its first season under head coach David M. Nelson, the team compiled a 2–4–1 record (2–0–1 against conference opponents) and tied with Connecticut for the conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Donald Barron was the team captain.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25at Rhode Island StateKingston, RIW 19–7
October 1Springfield (MA)*
L 0–35
October 8at New Hampshire
W 26–13
October 15Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
T 12–12
October 22at Bates*Lewiston, MEL 0–6
October 29at Colby*Waterville, MEL 12–13
November 5Bowdoin*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 0–18
  • *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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