Maine Black Bears football, 1900–1909

The Maine Black Bears football program from 1900 to 1909 represented the University of Maine in its second decade of intercollegiate football. ^[1]

1900

1900 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–4 (0–4 MIAA)
Head coach	Ernest Burton (1st season)
Captain	Ralph Wormell
Seasons ←  1899 1901  →

The 1900 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1900 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Ernest Burton, the team compiled a 4–4 record. Ralph Wormell was the team captain. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
	Edward Little*		W 22–0
	Fort Preble*		W 16–0
	Colby		L 0–5
	Fort Preble*		W 29–0
	Bates		L 0–26
	Colby		W 18–0
	Bowdoin		L 0–38
*Non-conference game

1901

1901 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–1 (5–0 MIAA)
Head coach	John Wells Farley (1st season)
Captain	Carlos Dorticos
Seasons ←  1900 1902  →

The 1901 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1901 college football season. In its first season under head coach John Wells Farley, the team compiled a 7–1 record. Carlos Dorticos was the team captain. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
	Bar Harbor*		W 5–0
	Bar Harbor*		W 5–0
	Colby		W 12–0
	Bates		W 6–0
	Bates		W 17–0
	Tufts *		L 5–18
	Colby		W 29–0
	Bowdoin		W 22–5
*Non-conference game

1902

1902 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–2 (3–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Edward N. Robinson (1st season)
Captain	Carlos Dorticos
Seasons ←  1901 1903  →

The 1902 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1902 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Edward N. Robinson, the team compiled a 6–2 record. Carlos Dorticos was the team captain. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
	Bar Harbor*		W 18–0
	EMCS*		W 30–0
	Colby		W 6–0
October 11	Harvard *	Soldiers' Field Boston, MA	L 0–23
	Tufts *		W 12–0
	Bates		L 0–6
	Colby		W 17–5
	Bowdoin		W 11–0
*Non-conference game

1903

1903 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–3 (3–0 MIAA)
Head coach	John Wells Farley (2nd season)
Captain	Charles Bailey
Seasons ←  1902 1904  →

The 1903 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1903 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach John Wells Farley, the team compiled a 5–3 record. Charles Bailey was the team captain. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26		New Hampshire *	Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 10–0	[2] [3]
October 3	3:00 p.m.	at Harvard *	Soldiers' Field Boston, MA	L 0–6	[4] [5]
October 17		Colby	Orono, ME	W 6–5
October 24		at New Hampshire*	Dover, NH (rivalry)	W 27–0	[6]
October 31		at Bowdoin	Brunswick, ME	W 16–0
November 9		Bates	Orono, ME	W 16–0
November 14		vs. Holy Cross *	Maplewood Park Bangor, ME	L 0–5	[7]
November 20		at Tufts *	Medford, MA	L 6–11
*Non-conference game

1904

1904 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–4 (0–3 MIAA)
Head coach	Emmett O. King (1st season)
Captain	Charles Bailey
Seasons ←  1903 1905  →

The 1904 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1904 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Emmett O. King, the team compiled a 3–4 record. Charles Bailey was the team captain. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Maine Central Institute *	Orono, ME	W 23–0
October 1	at Brown *	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 6–0
October 8	at Harvard *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–23
October 15	New Hampshire *	Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 6–0	[8]
October 22	at Bates	Lewiston, ME	L 0–6
October 29	Colby	Orono, ME	L 11–12
November 5	Bowdoin	Orono, ME	L 5–22
November 12	vs. Tufts *	Bangor, ME	L 0–6
*Non-conference game

1905

1905 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–3–1 (2–0–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Frank McCoy (1st season)
Captain	Arthur Bennett
Seasons ←  1904 1906  →

The 1905 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1905 college football season. In its first season under head coach Frank McCoy, the team compiled a 3–3–1 record. Arthur Bennett was the team captain. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 30	Kents Hill*	Orono, ME	W 22–0
October 7	at Harvard *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–22
October 14	at Brown *	Andrews Field Providence, RI	L 0–34
October 21	Colby	Orono, ME	W 16–0
October 28	New Hampshire *	Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 12–0	[9] [10]
November 4	Bates	Orono, ME	T 0–0
November 11	at Tufts *	Medford, MA	L 0–12
November 18	at Bowdoin	Brunswick, ME	W 18–0
*Non-conference game

1906

1906 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–4–2 (1–1–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Frank McCoy (2nd season)
Captain	John Burleigh
Seasons ←  1905 1907  →

The 1906 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1906 college football season. In its second season under head coach Frank McCoy, the team compiled a 2–4–2 record. John Burleigh was the team captain. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 22	New Hampshire *	Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 7–0
October 3	at Harvard *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–17
October 13	at Dartmouth *	Alumni Oval Hanover, NH	L 0–4
October 20	vs. Holy Cross *	Pine Tree Park Portland, ME	T 0–0	[11]
October 27	Tufts *	Orono, ME	L 0–6
November 3	at Colby	Waterville, ME	W 8–0
November 10	at Bates	Lewiston, ME	T 0–0
November 17	Bowdoin	Orono, ME	L 0–6
*Non-conference game

1907

1907 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–4–2 (1–1–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Frank McCoy (3rd season)
Captain	Harrison Higgins
Seasons ←  1906 1908  →

The 1907 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1907 college football season. In its third season under head coach Frank McCoy, the team compiled a 2–4–2 record. Harrison Higgins was the team captain. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Hebron Academy*	Orono, ME	T 0–0
October 5	at Harvard *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–30
October 12	at Brown *	Andrews Field Providence, RI	L 0–40
October 19	vs. Dartmouth *	Portland, ME	L 0–27	[12]
October 26	at Tufts *	Medford, MA	W 4–0
November 2	Bates	Orono, ME	T 6–6
November 9	Colby	Orono, ME	W 8–0
November 16	at Bowdoin	Brunswick, ME	L 5–34
*Non-conference game

1908

1908 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–4 (1–2 MIAA)
Head coach	Frank McCoy (4th season)
Captain	Harry White
Seasons ←  1907 1909  →

The 1908 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1908 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Frank McCoy, the team compiled a 3–4 record. Harry White was the team captain. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Ricker College*	Orono, ME	W 37–0
October 3	at Harvard *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–16	> 10,000	[13]
October 10	Fort McKinley*	Orono, ME	W 36–0
October 17	New Hampshire *	Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 6–4		[14]
October 24	Tufts *	Orono, ME	L 5–23
October 31	at Bates	Lewiston, ME	W 6–0
November 7	at Colby	Waterville, ME	L 5–16
November 14	Bowdoin	Orono, ME	L 0–10
*Non-conference game

1909

1909 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–4–1 (1–2 MIAA)
Head coach	George Schildmiller (1st season)
Captain	Horace Cook
Seasons ←  1908 1910  →

The 1909 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1909 college football season. In its first season under head coach George Schildmiller, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record. Horace Cook was the team captain. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 25	at Massachusetts *	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	T 0–0
October 2	Fort McKinley*	Orono, ME	W 16–0
October 9	New Hampshire	Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 16–0	[15]
October 16	at Harvard *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–17
October 23	at Tufts *	Medford, MA	L 0–9
October 30	Bates	Orono, ME	W 15–6
November 6	Colby	Orono, ME	L 6–17
November 13	at Bowdoin	Brunswick, ME	L 0–22
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
2. "University of Maine, 18; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. p. 26. Retrieved April 30, 2020– via Wayback Machine.
3. "Univ of ME 18, N H State 0". The Boston Globe . September 27, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved April 30, 2020– via newspapers.com.
4. "Harvard Vs Maine". The Boston Daily Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. October 3, 1903. p. 11. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Crimson Line Badly Shaken". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. October 4, 1903. p. 2. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
6. "University of Maine, 27; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 3. December 1903. pp. 50–51. Retrieved April 30, 2020– via Wayback Machine.
7. "Battle of the Giants on Maplewood Field". The Bangor Daily News . Bangor, Maine. November 16, 1903. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "From the Side Lines" on same page.
8. "University of Maine, 6; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 2. November 1904. pp. 28–29. Retrieved May 7, 2020– via Wayback Machine.
9. "Football on Many Fields". The Barre Daily Times . Barre, Vermont. October 30, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved May 10, 2020– via Wayback Machine.
10. "University of Maine, 16; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 13, no. 2. November 15, 1905. pp. 42–43. Retrieved May 9, 2020– via Wayback Machine.
11. "Maine Robbed of the Game, Says a Portland Paper". The Bangor Daily News . Bangor, Maine. October 22, 1906. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Dartmouth, 27; Maine, 0". New York Tribune. October 20, 1907. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Harvard Downs Maine, 16 to 0: Contest an Exhibition of the Old Game Under New Rules". The Boston Globe. October 4, 1908. p. 10. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
14. "The Maine Game". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 16, no. 2. November 1908. p. 56. Retrieved November 25, 2024– via Internet Archive.
15. "University of Maine, 16; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 17, no. 2. November 1909. p. 30. Retrieved November 27, 2024– via Internet Archive.