1970 Maine Black Bears football team

1970 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–5 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Walter Abbott (4th season)
Captain	Robert Hamilton, Henry James
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1970 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut $	4	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
UMass	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Vermont	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1970 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 3–5 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Robert Hamilton and Henry James were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA	L 0–28	12,000
September 26	Hofstra*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 20–48	7,307
October 3	Rhode Island	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 6–23	7,315
October 10	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 9–13	12,678
October 17	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 13–45	12,478
October 24	C.W. Post	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 42–8	7,611
October 31	at Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 24–17	5,000–5,610
November 7	Vermont	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 28–21	4,978–5,000
*Non-conference game