1946 Maine Black Bears football team

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1946 Maine Black Bears football
Conference Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Yankee Conference
Record2–5 (2–1 MIAC, 0–3 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainRichard Burrill
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
  1945
1947  
1946 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bates 3 0 07 1 0
Maine 2 1 02 5 0
Bowdoin 1 2 02 4 0
Colby 0 3 01 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1946 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire + 3 0 16 1 1
Connecticut + 2 0 14 3 1
Rhode Island State 2 2 02 4 0
Massachusetts State 1 1 06 2 0
Vermont 0 2 02 3 2
Maine 0 3 02 5 0

The 1946 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and the Yankee Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach George E. Allen, the team compiled a 2–5 record (2–1 against MIAC opponents, 0–3 against Yankee Conference opponents) and finished in second place in the MIAC and last place in the Yankee Conference. Richard Burrill was the team captain. [1] The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Rhode Island State
L 13–144,000 [2]
October 5at Northeastern *
L 7–134,000 [3]
October 12 New Hampshire
L 0–27 [4] [5]
October 19at Connecticut
L 20–217,300 [6]
October 26 Bates
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 4–77,500 [7]
November 2 Colby
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 14–6 [8] [9]
November 9at Bowdoin Brunswick, ME W 23–7 [10] [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. "R. I. State Aerials Sink Maine Elevens by 14-13". The Boston Globe. September 29, 1946. p. 35 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Bob Holbrook (October 6, 1946). "Northeastern Ekes Out 13-7 Verdict". The Boston Globe. p. 28 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Maine, New Hampshire Meet At Orono Today: Granite Staters Favored To Defeat Black Bears". The Bangor Daily News. October 12, 1946. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  5. John McKernan (October 14, 1946). "New Hampshire Triumphs: Maine Scans Horizon For Football Victory: Tough Slate Ahead As Pale Blue Absorbs Third Beating". The Bangor Daily News. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Connecticut Edges Maine". The Hartford Courant. October 20, 1945. p. IV-1 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bates Beats Maine, 7-4, Card Injured". The Scrantonian. October 27, 1946. p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bates Sure Of Tie For Grid Title, Maine and Bowdoin To Battle For Second Place: Pale Blue Drops Colby, Coulombe Stars In Snow". The Bangor Daily News. November 4, 1946. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Maine Tops Colby By 14-6 Margin". November 4, 1946. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Maine Vs. Bowdoin Duel On At Brunswick Today: Traditional Rivals Will Battle For Second Place In Series Race". The Bangor Daily News. November 9, 1946. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
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