1974 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1974 Maine Black Bears football Yankee Conference Yankee 4–6 4–2 Walter Abbott 8th Alumni Stadium Yankee Conference co-champion The 1974 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Walter Abbott and finished the season with an overall record of 4–6 and a 4–2 mark in the Yankee Conference. Maine shared the conference title with UMass. Schedule 1974 small college AP September 7 l y 1974 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Alumni Stadium Orono, ME 7–14 3,000 September 13 l y Boston University Nickerson Field Boston, MA 6–7 3,300 BU edges Maine, 7–6 The Burlington Free Press September 14, 1974 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17622768/bu_edges_maine_76/ September 27, 2021 Newspapers.com September 21 l UMass Alumni Stadium Orono, ME 0–42 2,400–3,000 Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UMass) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/13016 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 24, 2022 September 28 l y y Bucknell Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA 18–30 2,500 Mistakes Costly for U-M Bears September 30, 1974 12 The Bangor Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71533716/1974-bucknell-maine/ September 27, 2021 Newspapers.com October 5 w Rhode Island Alumni Stadium Orono, ME 29–19 4,900 October 12 w y New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH 23–9 12,387–12,390 Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (New Hampshire) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/469/stats/13016 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 October 19 w y Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT 7–0 11,305–11,350 Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Connecticut) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/164/stats/13016 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 October 26 l y Lehigh Alumni Stadium Orono, ME 26–35 3,300–5,000 Lehigh uses big plays to nudge UMO Owen Osborne October 28, 1974 16 The Bangor Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71538203/1974-lehigh-maine/ September 27, 2021 Newspapers.comAlleva Paces Lehigh's Win October 27, 1974 2D The Philadelphia Inquirer November 2 w Vermont Alumni Stadium Orono, ME 31–27 1,700–2,900 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86063087/umo-holds-off-explosive-vermont-3127/ The Bangor Daily News UMO holds off explosive Vermont, 31–27 November 4, 1974 September 27, 2021 Newspapers.com Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/738/stats/13016 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 2, 2024 November 9 l y y Delaware 3 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE 13–39 17,591–18,000 Delaware sinks Maine, 39–13 Charles Layton November 10, 1974 2E The Philadelphia Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71561733/1974-delaware-maine/ September 27, 2021 Newspapers.com Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13016 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears football seasons Category:Yankee Conference football champion seasons Maine Black Bears football