1972 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season

1972 Maine Black Bears football

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 3–6 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Walter Abbott (6th season)

Captain| James Reid, Robert McConnell
Home stadium| Alumni Field

Seasons

<- 1971

1973 ->

1972 Yankee Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
UMass $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Connecticut | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Vermont | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
New Hampshire | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Maine | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Rhode Island | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. James Reid and Robert McConnell were the team captains.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 15| at Boston University*|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| W 25–7| 6,898–9,000| [2]
September 23| at UMass|

* Alumni Stadium
* Amherst, MA

| L 0–37| 8,500–9,500| [3]
September 30| Bucknell*|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| L 14–17| 5,000–5,500| [4]
October 7| Rhode Island|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| W 10–7| 6,300–7,000| [5]
October 14| at New Hampshire|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| L 14–17| 12,733–14,700| [6]
October 21| at Connecticut|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| L 9–31| 10,000–10,765| [7]
October 28| Lafayette*|

* Alumni Stadium
* Orono, ME

| W 16–6| 7,588| [8]
November 4| Vermont|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| L 14–15| 4,513–5,000| [9][10]
November 11| at No. 1 Delaware*|

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE

| L 0–62| 18,016–18,018| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. ^ Bob Monahan (September 16, 1972). "BU fumbles 6 times as Maine wins, 25-7". The Boston Globe. p. 22 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
4. ^ Osborne, Owen (October 2, 1972). "Bisons Edge U-M on Field Goal". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 15 - via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure of 5,000 in "Bisons Topple Maine". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 2, 1972. p. 12.
5. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
6. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
7. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
8. ^ "Maine Whips Lafayette On 4th-Period Rally 16-6". The Morning Call. October 29, 1972. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "New Hampshire, Vermont win". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1972. p. 76 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Vermont rally nips Maine, 15–14". The Bangor Daily News. November 6, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Delaware raps Maine, 62-0". The Record. November 12, 1972. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.

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Maine Black Bears football

Venues|

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

Bowls & rivalries|

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

Culture & lore|

* Black Bear Sports Network

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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