1940 Maine Black Bears football team

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1940 Maine Black Bears football
Conference New England Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6 (1–2 New England, 0–3 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRoger Stearns
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →
1940 New England Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire $ 2 –0 –05 –3 –0
Rhode Island State 2 –1 –05 –3 –0
Connecticut 1 –2 –04 –4 –0
Maine 1 –2 –01 –6 –0
Northeastern 0 –1 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In its 20th and final season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 1–6 record (1–2 against New England conference and 0–3 against MIAA opponents). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Roger Stearns was the team captain. [1]

Maine was ranked at No. 313 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Rhode Island State
W 7–05,000 [3]
October 5at Columbia *
L 0–15 [4]
October 12at New Hampshire
L 14–208,000 [5]
October 19 Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 6–13 [6]
October 26 Bates
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 6–7 [7]
November 2 Colby
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 0–20 [8]
November 9at Bowdoin *
L 0–1911,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Jack Moran (September 30, 1940). "Eddie Barrows Leads Maine To 7-0 Victory". The Bangor Daily News. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Harry Forbes (October 6, 1940). "Lions Take Maine, 15–0". The New York Daily News. p. 37C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Plan Memorial Service At UNH For W. H. Cowell". The Portsmouth Herald . Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 2, 1940. p. 5. Retrieved November 30, 2019– via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Connecticut Defeats U. of Maine, 13 to 6". The Bangor Daily News. October 21, 1940. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bates Upsets Maine 7 To 6 In Last Quarter Drive". Portland Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald. October 27, 1940. pp. A1, B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Powerful Colby Conquers Maine". The Bangor Daily News. November 4, 1940. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Jack Moran (November 10, 1940). "Bowdoin Wins From Blue, 19–0". The Bangor Daily News. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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