1973 Maine Black Bears football team

1973 Yankee Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1973 Maine Black Bears football
1973 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1973 record	3–7 (2–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Walter Abbott (7th season);
Captain	Andrew Mellow, John O'Rourke Jr., Jack Lamborghini
Home stadium	Alumni Field
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its seventh season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and finished sixth out of seven teams in the Yankee Conference. Andrew Mellow, John O'Rourke Jr., and Jack Lamborghini were the team captains.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 14–0	7,500	^[2]
September 15	Boston University*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 13–16
September 22	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 0–20
September 29	Central Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 3–6
October 6	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 20–7
October 16	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–13
October 20	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 3–30
October 27	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 13–23	4,000	^[3]
November 3	Bucknell	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 14–0
November 10	Delaware	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 12–28
*Non-conference game

References[]

^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
^ "Young Bears surprise Vermont". The Bangor Daily News. September 10, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reinhard, Paul (October 28, 1973). "Giglio Sparks Lafayette to Fourth Victory 23-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 23, Maine 13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 28, 1973. p. 7E.

[1] "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

[2] "Young Bears surprise Vermont". The Bangor Daily News. September 10, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Reinhard, Paul (October 28, 1973). "Giglio Sparks Lafayette to Fourth Victory 23-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 23, Maine 13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 28, 1973. p. 7E.

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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

1973 Yankee Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Connecticut $	5	–	0	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Rhode Island	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	2
UMass	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Boston University	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Maine	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Vermont	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion