1974 Maine Black Bears football team

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1974 Maine Black Bears football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
1974 record4–6 (4–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Yankee Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass + 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Maine + 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Hampshire 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Rhode Island 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Boston University 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Connecticut 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Vermont 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1974 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Walter Abbott and finished the season with an overall record of 4–6 and a 4–2 mark in the Yankee Conference. Maine shared the conference title with UMass.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 7Northeastern*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 7–14
September 13at Boston University
L 6–7[1]
September 21UMass
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 0–42
September 28at Bucknell*
L 18–30[2]
October 5Rhode Island
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 29–19
October 12at New Hampshire
W 23–9
October 19at Connecticut
W 7–0
October 26Lehigh*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 26–35[3] [4]
November 2Vermont
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 31–27[5]
November 9at Delaware*
L 13–39[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "BU edges Maine, 7–6". The Burlington Free Press. September 14, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mistakes Costly for U-M Bears". The Bangor Daily News. September 30, 1974. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Osborne, Owen (October 28, 1974). "Lehigh uses big plays to nudge UMO". The Bangor Daily News. p. 16. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alleva Paces Lehigh's Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1974. p. 2D.
  5. ^ "UMO holds off explosive Vermont, 31–27". The Bangor Daily News. November 4, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Layton, Charles (November 10, 1974). "Delaware sinks Maine, 39–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 2E. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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