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1971 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–6 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Swadel, Stanley Maddock
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons← 19701972 →
1971 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
UMass + 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
New Hampshire 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Rhode Island 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Vermont 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 2–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished last in the Yankee Conference. William Swadel and Stanley Maddock were the team captains.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18UMassL 0–134,800
September 25at Hofstra*L 22–281,200
October 2at Rhode IslandW 21–710,000
October 9New Hampshire
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 14–247,800–8,200
October 16Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 7–218,500
October 23at C. W. PostGreenvale, NYL 21–424,000
October 31American International
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 28–146,100
November 6Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 13–176,000–6,300
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. Dave Hirshey (September 26, 1971). "Dutchmen Top Maine, 28-22; Doolittle Star". New York Daily News – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (New Hampshire)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. "Speedy Post Eleven Turns Back UMaine". The Bangor Daily News. October 25, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Owen Osborne (November 1, 1971). "Maine Explodes To Blast AIC". The Bangor Daily News. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Maine Bears finish at 2–6". The Bangor Daily News. November 8, 1971. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  8. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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