1949 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1949 Maine Black Bears football Yankee Conference Yankee Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association MIAA 2–4–1 2–0–1 0–3 David M. Nelson 1st Donald Barron Alumni Field Yankee Conference co-champion 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. Maine, Connecticut Share Conference Title https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-portsmouth-herald/144301695/ The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire Associated Press November 19, 1949 5 March 28, 2024 Newspapers.com Donald Barron was the team captain.2019 Maine Football Media Guide University of Maine 2019 86 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/17/2019_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf June 3, 2020 September 23, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210923194140/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/17/2019_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf dead Schedule y September 25 at Rhode Island State Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 19–7 October 1 1949 Springfield Gymnasts Springfield<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME L 0–35 October 8 at New Hampshire Lewis Field Durham, NH (rivalry) W 26–13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39512567/maine_bears_to_assist_unh_with/ Maine Bears to Assist UNH With Homecoming The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 6 October 7, 1949 November 23, 2019 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/40638643/maine_comes_from_behind_to_clip_n_h/ Maine Comes From Behind to Clip N. H., 26–13 AP The Boston Globe 47 October 9, 1949 December 15, 2019 newspapers.com October 15 Connecticut Alumni Field Orono, ME T 12–12 October 22 at 1949 Bates Bobcats Bates Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME L 0–6 October 29 at 1949 Colby Mules Colby Seaverns Field Waterville, ME L 12–13 November 5 1949 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin Alumni Field Orono, ME L 0–18 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13166 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 25, 2022 References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears football seasons Category:Yankee Conference football champion seasons Maine Black Bears football