1973 Maine Black Bears football team
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]
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Conference | Yankee Conference |
1973 record | 3–7 (2–4 Yankee) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Andrew Mellow, John O'Rourke Jr., Jack Lamborghini |
Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 8 | at Vermont | W 14–0 | 7,500 | [2] | |||
September 15 | Boston University* | L 13–16 | |||||
September 22 | at UMass | L 0–20 | |||||
September 29 | Central Connecticut |
| L 3–6 | ||||
October 6 | at Rhode Island | W 20–7 | |||||
October 16 | New Hampshire |
| L 0–13 | ||||
October 20 | Connecticut |
| L 3–30 | ||||
October 27 | at Lafayette | L 13–23 | 4,000 | [3] | |||
November 3 | Bucknell |
| W 14–0 | ||||
November 10 | Delaware |
| L 12–28 | ||||
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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.
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