1924 Maine Black Bears football team

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1924 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record4–3–1 (1–2 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 4 0 0 6 0 2
New Hampshire 2 1 0 7 2 0
Maine 1 2 0 4 3 1
Massachusetts 0 1 0 6 1 1
Rhode Island State 0 3 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1924 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference during the 1924 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. George Gruhn was the team captain.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Rhode Island StateKingston, RIW 37–0[2]
October 4Boston University
L 0–6[3]
October 11Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 0–3
October 18Bates
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 20–0
October 25Colby
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 12–0
November 1at BowdoinBrunswick, MET 0–0
November 8at New Hampshire
L 0–324,000+[4]
November 15Tufts
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 14–13

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Maine Outclasses Rhode Island 37-0". The Bangor Daily News. September 29, 1924. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "B.U. Takes Fall Out of Maine, 6-0". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1924. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maine Eleven Whitewashed 33-0 Before Large Homecoming Crowd". The New Hampshire. Vol. 15, no. 8. November 14, 1924. pp. 1–2, 4. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.