1944 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1944 Maine Black Bears football New England Conference New England 2–2 1–1 William C. Kenyon 2nd Eugene Long Alumni Field New England co-champion The 1944 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference during the 1944 college football season. In its second season under head coach William C. Kenyon, the team compiled a 2–2 record (1–1 against conference opponents) and tied for the conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Eugene Long 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 yes yes October 21 New Hampshire Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry) W 13-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39527677/unh_wildcats_play_first_grid_game/ UNH Wildcats Play First Grid Game Meeting Maine in Orono This Afternoon The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 6 October 21, 1944 November 23, 2019 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/39505007/maine_bears_tip_wildcats_by_touchdown/ Maine Bears Tip Wildcats by Touchdown The Boston Globe 26 October 22, 1944 November 23, 2019 newspapers.com October 28 at 1944 Norwich Cadets Norwich<ncg> Northfield, VT L 6-13 November 4 Norwich<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME W 26-6 November 11 at New Hampshire Durham, NH (rivalry) L 14-19 1,200 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39733196/wildcats_to_play_maine/ Wildcats to Play Maine The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 6 November 10, 1944 November 27, 2019 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/39505914/new_hampshire_rally_edges_maine_by_1914/ New Hampshire Rally Edges Maine by 19-14 AP Hartford Courant 46 November 12, 1944 November 23, 2019 newspapers.com References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football