| 1949 Maine Black Bears football | |
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| Yankee Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 2–4–1 (2–0–1 Yankee, 0–3 MIAA) |
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| Captain | Donald Barron |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
| Seasons← 19481950 → | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference and Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1949 college football season. In its first season under head coach David M. Nelson, the team compiled a 2–4–1 record (2–0–1 against Yankee Conference and 0–3 against MIAA opponents) and tied with Connecticut for the Yankee championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Donald Barron was the team captain.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 25 | at Rhode Island State | W 19–7 | ||||
| October 1 | Springfield* |
| L 0–35 | |||
| October 8 | at New Hampshire | W 26–13 | ||||
| October 15 | Connecticut |
| T 12–12 | |||
| October 22 | at Bates | L 0–6 | ||||
| October 29 | at Colby |
| L 12–13 | |||
| November 5 | Bowdoin |
| L 0–18 | |||
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References
- "Maine, Connecticut Share Conference Title". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Associated Press. November 19, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- "Maine Bears to Assist UNH With Homecoming". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 7, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- "Maine Comes From Behind to Clip N. H., 26–13". The Boston Globe. AP. October 9, 1949. p. 47. Retrieved December 15, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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