1940 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season June 2023 June 2023 1940 Maine Black Bears football New England Conference New England Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association MIAA 1–6 1–2 0–3 Fred Brice 20th Roger Stearns Alumni Field The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In its 20th and final season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 1–6 record (1–2 against New England conference and 0–3 against MIAA opponents). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Roger Stearns 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 Maine was ranked at No. 313 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 29 Rhode Island State Alumni Field Orono, ME W 7–0 5,000 Eddie Barrows Leads Maine To 7-0 Victory The Bangor Daily News Jack Moran September 30, 1940 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120344781/eddie-barrows-leads-maine-to-7-0-victory/ Newspapers.com October 5 at Columbia<ncg> Baker Field New York, NY L 0–15 Lions Take Maine, 15–0 The New York Daily News Harry Forbes October 6, 1940 37C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120262970/lions-take-maine-15-0/ Newspapers.com October 12 at New Hampshire Lewis Field Durham, NH (rivalry) L 14–20 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39883746/plan_memorial_service_at_unh_for_w_h/ Plan Memorial Service At UNH For W. H. Cowell The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 5 October 2, 1940 November 30, 2019 newspapers.com October 19 Connecticut Alumni Field Orono, ME L 6–13 Connecticut Defeats U. of Maine, 13 to 6 The Bangor Daily News October 21, 1940 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120345429/connecticut-defeats-u-of-maine-13-to-6/ Newspapers.com October 26 1940 Bates Bobcats Bates Alumni Field Orono, ME L 6–7 Bates Upsets Maine 7 To 6 In Last Quarter Drive Portland Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald October 27, 1940 A1, B5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120346224/bates-upsets-maine-7-to-6-in-last/ Newspapers.com November 2 1940 Colby Mules Colby Alumni Field Orono, ME L 0–20 Powerful Colby Conquers Maine The Bangor Daily News November 4, 1940 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120346485/powerful-colby-conquers-maine/ Newspapers.com November 9 at 1940 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin<ncg> Whittier Field Brunswick, ME L 0–19 11,000 Bowdoin Wins From Blue, 19–0 The Bangor Daily News Jack Moran November 10, 1940 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120346727/bowdoin-wins-from-blue-19-0/ Newspapers.com References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football