1926 Maine Black Bears football team

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1926 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
Conference New England Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1 (2–1 New England, 3–0 MIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
  1925
1927  
1926 New England Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut $ 3 1 07 1 0
Maine 2 1 07 1 0
New Hampshire 2 1 04 4 0
Massachusetts 0 1 01 6 0
Rhode Island State 0 3 01 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1926 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference and Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1926 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 7–1 record and played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Paul Lamoreau was the team captain. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25 Fort Williams *
W 7–6
October 2at Rhode Island State Kingston, RI W 7–0
October 9at Middlebury * Middlebury, VT W 34–0
October 16 Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 21–0
October 23 Bates
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 33–0
October 30 Colby
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 7–6
November 6at Bowdoin W 21–6
November 13at New Hampshire
L 7–14 [2]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  2. "Defeat Of Maine Causes Upset In Ranking Of State College Teams". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut. November 15, 1926. p. 11. Retrieved February 13, 2020 via newspapers.com.