| 1925 Maine Black Bears football | |
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| MIAA champion | |
| Conference | New England Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–2–1 (1–0–1 New England, 3–0 MIAA) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
| Seasons← 19241926 → | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1925 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference and Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1925 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record, going 1–0–1 against New England and 3–0 against MIAA conference opponents.
With victories over Fort Williams, Bates, Colby, and Bowdoin, the team was recognized as the Maine state champion for 1925. The team also lost to undefeated national champion Dartmouth by a 56 to 0 score.
Maine played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Oren Fraser was the team captain. Willis Barrows was the leading scorer with six touchdowns for 36 points.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | Fort Williams* |
| W 33–0 | ||||
| October 3 | Tufts* |
| L 6–7 | ||||
| October 10 | at Connecticut |
| W 7–0 | ||||
| October 17 | at Dartmouth* | L 0–56 | |||||
| October 24 | Bates |
| W 16–7 | ||||
| October 31 | at Colby |
| W 27–6 | ||||
| November 7 | Bowdoin |
| W 28–14 | ||||
| November 14 | New Hampshire |
| T 0–0 | ||||
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References
- "Nutmeg Farmers Out Of Conference Grid Race". Hartford Courant. October 19, 1925. p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "2015 Maine Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2018. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ "Maine Beats Bowdoin For State Championship". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 8, 1925. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dartmouth Swamps Norwich in Opener". The Hartford Courant. September 27, 1925. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- 2015 Media Guide, p. 72.
- "Aggies Lose Game in Final Minutes". The Harford Courant. October 11, 1925. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- "Maine Battles To A Scoreless Draw With New Hampshire". The Hartford Courant. November 15, 1925. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
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