1971 Maine Black Bears football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1971 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1971 record2–6 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Swadel, Stanley Maddock
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 3 1 1 5 3 1
UMass + 3 1 1 4 4 1
New Hampshire 3 2 0 4 4 1
Rhode Island 2 3 0 3 6 0
Vermont 2 3 0 2 7 0
Maine 1 4 0 2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 2–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished last in the Yankee Conference. William Swadel and Stanley Maddock were the team captains.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18UMassL 0–13
September 25at Hofstra*Hempstead, NYL 22–28[2]
October 2at Rhode IslandW 21–7
October 9New Hampshire
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 14–24
October 16Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 7–21
October 23at C.W. PostBrookville, NYL 21–424,000[3]
October 31American International
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 28–14[4]
November 6Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 13–17
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Dave Hirshey (September 26, 1971). "Dutchmen Top Maine, 28-22; Doolittle Star". New York Daily News – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Speedy Post Eleven Turns Back UMaine". The Bangor Daily News. October 25, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Owen Osborne (November 1, 1971). "Maine Explodes To Blast AIC". The Bangor Daily News. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
Retrieved from ""