1974 Maine Black Bears football team

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.

1974 Maine Black Bears football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
1974 record4–6 (4–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1974 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UMass + 4 2 05 6 0
Maine + 4 2 04 6 0
New Hampshire 3 3 05 4 0
Rhode Island 3 3 05 5 0
Boston University 3 3 05 4 1
Connecticut 3 3 04 6 0
Vermont 1 5 04 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 7Northeastern*
L 7–14
September 13at Boston UniversityL 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 HampshireW 23–9
October 19at ConnecticutW 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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