1968 Maine Black Bears football team

1968 Yankee Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions;

1968 Maine Black Bears football
1968 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1968 record	3–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Walter Abbott (2nd season);
Captain	Donald Loranger, Francis Griffin, E. Quackenbush
Home stadium	Alumni Field
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 3–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Yankee Conference. Donald Loranger, Francis Griffin, and E. Quackenbush were the team captains.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 3–21
September 28	Boston University*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 3–6
October 5	Vermont	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 28–0		^[2]
October 12	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 17–42
October 19	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 0–29
October 26	Rhode Island	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 21–14
November 2	at Bucknell*	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 21–42	5,700	^[3]
November 9	Hofstra*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 42–7	3,750	^[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References[]

^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
^ "Abbott looks to UNH after first victory". The Bangor Daily News. October 7, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bucknell in 42-21 Romp over Maine". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Osborne, Owen (November 11, 1968). "Bears Bow Out Beating Hofstra". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

[2] "Abbott looks to UNH after first victory". The Bangor Daily News. October 7, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Bucknell in 42-21 Romp over Maine". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Osborne, Owen (November 11, 1968). "Bears Bow Out Beating Hofstra". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t Maine Black Bears football
Venues	Alfond Stadium (1998–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	1965 Tangerine Bowl Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket (New Hampshire)
Culture & lore	Black Bear Sports Network
People	NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1968 Yankee Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
New Hampshire +	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut +	4	–	1	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Maine	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
UMass	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Vermont	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions