1972 Maine Black Bears football team

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1972 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1972 record3–6 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainJames Reid, Robert McConnell
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Yankee Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vermont 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. James Reid and Robert McConnell were the team captains.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Boston University
L 0–13
September 23at UMass
L 0–37
September 30Bucknell
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 14–17
October 7Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 10–7
October 14at New Hampshire
L 14–17
October 21at Connecticut
L 9–31
October 28Lafayette*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 16–6[2]
November 4Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 14–155,000[3]
November 11at Delaware*
L 0–6218,016[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Maine Whips Lafayette On 4th-Period Rally 16-6". The Morning Call. October 29, 1972. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire, Vermont win". The Boston Globe. November 8, 1972. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Delaware raps Maine, 62-0". The Record. November 12, 1972. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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