1939 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season

1939 Maine Black Bears football
New England champion
Conference	New England Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–2 (3–0 New England, 1–2 MIAA)
Head coach	Fred Brice (19th season)
Captain	Richard Dyer
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In its 19th season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 5–2 record (3–0 against New England conference and 1–2 against MIAA opponents) and won the New England conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Richard Dyer was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30	Arnold*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 47–0
October 7	Rhode Island State	Alumni Field Orono ME	W 14–0
October 14	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 6–0
October 21	at Connecticut	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 20–7	4,000
October 28	at Bates	Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME	L 0–6
November 4	at Colby	Seaverns Field Waterville, ME	L 6–7
November 11	Bowdoin	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 12–6	11,000
*Non-conference game

"2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
"Maine Rolls Over Arnold: Arnold Overwhelmed By Black Bears, 47-0". Portland Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald. October 1, 1939. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
Bill Saltzman (October 9, 1939). "Maine Strikes Early To Beat Rhode Island: Black Bears Score 14 to 0 Victory". The Bangor Daily News. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
"Gridiron Guff". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 16, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
Robert Zaiman (October 22, 1939). "Undefeated University Of Maine Eleven Downs Fighting Connecticut Team, 20-7". The Hartford Daily Courant. p. 14C – via Newspapers.com.
"Bobcats Use Maine Passes For 6-0 Scalp". The Lewiston Daily Sun. October 30, 1939. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
Jack Moran (November 6, 1939). "Colby Defeats Maine 7 to 6 in Series Game: Clyde Hatch Stars for White Mules". The Bangor Daily News. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
"Maine Springs Surprise 12–6 Loss On Bowdoin". The Lewiston Daily Sun. November 13, 1939. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e 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
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e New England Conference football champions
Maine (1923) Connecticut (1924) New Hampshire (1925) Connecticut (1926) Maine (1927) Connecticut & Maine (1928) New Hampshire (1929) New Hampshire (1930) New Hampshire & Rhode Island State (1931) Maine (1932) Rhode Island State (1933) New Hampshire (1934) Maine (1935) Connecticut State (1936) Connecticut State & New Hampshire (1937) Rhode Island State (1938) Maine (1939) New Hampshire (1940) Rhode Island State (1941) Connecticut & New Hampshire (1942) Connecticut & New Hampshire (1944) Connecticut & Rhode Island State (1945) Connecticut & New Hampshire (1946)