1973 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1973 Maine Black Bears football Yankee Conference Yankee 3–7 2–4 Walter Abbott 7th Andrew Mellow John O'Rourke Jr. Jack Lamborghini Alumni Field The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its seventh season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and finished sixth out of seven teams in the Yankee Conference. Andrew Mellow, John O'Rourke Jr., and Jack Lamborghini were the team captains.2019 Maine Football Media Guide University of Maine 2019 87 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/17/2019_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf September 22, 2021 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 1973 small college AP y y September 8 at Vermont Centennial Field Burlington, VT W 14-0 7,000–7,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78822577/young-bears-surprise-vermont/ The Bangor Daily News Young Bears surprise Vermont September 10, 1973 June 2, 2021 Newspapers.com September 15 Boston University Alumni Field Orono, ME L 13-16 4,707 Terriers win, 16-13 on Maine mistakes The Boston Globe Joe Concannon September 16, 1973 67 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86040751/terriers-win-16-13-on-maine-mistakes/ Newspapers.com September 22 at UMass Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA L 0-20 11,800 September 29 1973 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME L 3-6 8,063 October 6 at Rhode Island Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 20-7 5,000 October 16 New Hampshire Alumni Field Orono, ME L 0-13 8,500 October 20 Connecticut Alumni Field Orono, ME L 3-30 2,000–4,000 Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Connecticut) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/164/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 October 27 at Lafayette<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA L 13-23 4,000 Giglio Sparks Lafayette to Fourth Victory 23-13 Paul Reinhard October 28, 1973 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71356495/1973-lafayette-maine/ Attendance figure in Lafayette 23, Maine 13 October 28, 1973 7E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. November 3 Bucknell<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME W 14-0 1,800–2,000 Defense Keys UM over Bucknell Owen Osborne November 5, 1973 17 Bangor Daily News Bangor, Maine Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71356769/1973-bucknell-maine/ November 10 No. 14 Delaware<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME L 12-28 2,200 Delaware Holds Off Threat by UMaine Bears, 28-12 Owen Osborne November 12, 1973 9 Bangor Daily News Bangor, Maine Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71357343/1973-delaware-maine/ Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football