1974 Maine Black Bears football team

1974 Maine Black Bears football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–6 (4–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Walter Abbott (8th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

1974 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UMass +	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maine +	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Boston University	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Connecticut	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Vermont	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1974 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Walter Abbott and finished the season with an overall record of 4–6 and a 4–2 mark in the Yankee Conference. Maine shared the conference title with UMass.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Northeastern*	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 7–14	3,000
September 13	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 6–7	3,300
September 21	UMass	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 0–42	2,400–3,000
September 28	at Bucknell*	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 18–30	2,500
October 5	Rhode Island	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	W 29–19	4,900
October 12	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 23–9	12,387–12,390
October 19	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 7–0	11,305–11,350
October 26	Lehigh*	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 26–35	3,300
November 2	Vermont	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	W 31–27	2,900
November 9	at No. 3 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 13–39	17,591–18,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game