1949 Maine Black Bears football team
American college football season
| 1949 Maine Black Bears football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 2–4–1 (2–0–1 Yankee) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Donald Barron |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In its first season under head coach David M. Nelson, the team compiled a 2–4–1 record (2–0–1 against conference opponents) and tied with Connecticut for the conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine.[1] Donald Barron was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 25 | at Rhode Island State |
| W 19–7 | |||
| October 1 | Springfield* |
| L 0–35 | |||
| October 8 | at New Hampshire |
| W 26–13 | [3][4] | ||
| October 15 | Connecticut |
| T 12–12 | |||
| October 22 | at Bates* | Lewiston, ME | L 0–6 | |||
| October 29 | at Colby* | Waterville, ME | L 12–13 | |||
| November 5 | Bowdoin* |
| L 0–18 | |||
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References
- ^ "Maine, Connecticut Share Conference Title". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Associated Press. November 19, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Maine Bears to Assist UNH With Homecoming". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 7, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maine Comes From Behind to Clip N. H., 26-13". The Boston Globe. AP. October 9, 1949. p. 47. Retrieved December 15, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
