1968 Maine Black Bears football team

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1968 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1968 record3–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainDonald Loranger, Francis Griffin, E. Quackenbush
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Yankee Conference football standings
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

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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at UMassL 3–21
September 28Boston University*daggerL 3–6
October 5Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 28–0[2]
October 12at New HampshireL 17–42
October 19at ConnecticutL 0–29
October 26Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 21–14
November 2at Bucknell*L 21–425,700[3]
November 9Hofstra*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 42–73,750[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  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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