1968 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season

1968 Maine Black Bears football

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 3–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Walter Abbott (2nd season)

Captain| Donald Loranger, Francis Griffin, E. Quackenbush
Home stadium| Alumni Field

Seasons

<- 1967

1969 ->

1968 Yankee Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
New Hampshire \+  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Connecticut \+  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Maine | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Rhode Island | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
UMass | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Vermont | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 3–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Yankee Conference. Donald Loranger, Francis Griffin, and E. Quackenbush were the team captains.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 21| at UMass|

* Alumni Field
* Amherst, MA

| L 3–21| 14,000|
September 28| Boston University*|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| L 3–6| 6,100|
October 5| Vermont|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| W 28–0| 5,400| [2]
October 12| at New Hampshire|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| L 17–42| 13,000–13,050| [3]
October 19| at Connecticut|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| L 0–29| 6,400–6,407| [4]
October 26| Rhode Island|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| W 21–14| 8,000–10,000| [5]
November 2| at Bucknell*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 21–42| 5,600–5,700| [6]
November 9| Hofstra*|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| W 42–7| 3,750| [7]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## References

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1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
2. ^ "Abbott looks to UNH after first victory". The Bangor Daily News. October 7, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
5. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
6. ^ "Bucknell in 42-21 Romp over Maine". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 40 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Osborne, Owen (November 11, 1968). "Bears Bow Out Beating Hofstra". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.

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Maine Black Bears football

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* Alfond Sports Stadium (1947–present)
* Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)

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* 1965 Tangerine Bowl
* New Hampshire: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket

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