1975 Maine Black Bears football team

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1975 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–6 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainAlfred Royer
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 New Hampshire $^ 5 0 0 9 3 0
UMass 4 1 0 8 2 0
Connecticut 3 2 0 4 7 0
Boston University 1 4 0 5 6 0
Maine 1 4 0 4 6 0
Rhode Island 1 4 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In its ninth season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 4–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and tied for last place in the Yankee Conference. Alfred Royer was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13
Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
  • L 21–316,453
    September 20at UMassL 0–1010,500
    September 27Bucknell
    • Alumni Field
    • Orono, ME
    W 17–05,300–6,000[2]
    October 4at Rhode IslandW 23–147,132[3]
    October 11New Hampshire
    • Alumni Field
    • Orono, ME
    L 15–247,800
    October 18Connecticut
    • Alumni Field
    • Orono, ME
    L 0–141,800
    October 25at No. 15 LehighL 14–519,500[4]
    November 1
    Southern Connecticut
    • Alumni Field
    • Orono, ME
    W 33–03,200
    November 8at DelawareL 9–3518,361[5]
    November 15at NortheasternW 2–03,712
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    References

    1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
    2. Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Maine Rips Bucknell 17-0". Sunday News Journal
      . Wilmington, Del. September 28, 1975. p. Sports 3.
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    6. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.