1971 Maine Black Bears football team

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1971 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–6 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Swadel, Stanley Maddock
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 3 1 1 5 3 1
UMass + 3 1 1 4 4 1
New Hampshire 3 2 0 4 4 1
Rhode Island 2 3 0 3 6 0
Vermont 2 3 0 2 7 0
Maine 1 4 0 2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 2–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished last in the Yankee Conference. William Swadel and Stanley Maddock were the team captains.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18UMassL 0–134,800
September 25at Hofstra*L 22–281,200[2]
October 2at Rhode IslandW 21–710,000
October 9New Hampshire
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 14–247,800–8,200[3]
October 16Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 7–218,500
October 23at C. W. PostGreenvale, NYL 21–424,000[4]
October 31American International
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 28–146,100[5]
November 6Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 13–176,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Dave Hirshey (September 26, 1971). "Dutchmen Top Maine, 28-22; Doolittle Star". New York Daily News – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Speedy Post Eleven Turns Back UMaine". The Bangor Daily News. October 25, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Owen Osborne (November 1, 1971). "Maine Explodes To Blast AIC". The Bangor Daily News. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maine Bears finish at 2–6". The Bangor Daily News. November 8, 1971. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.