1948 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1948 Maine Black Bears football Yankee Conference Yankee 4–3 1–2 George E. Allen 4th Alton Sproul Jr. Alumni Field The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach George E. Allen, the team compiled a 4–3 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and finished fifth in the conference. Alton Sproul Jr. 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 4, 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 The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Schedule y y September 25 at Rhode Island State Meade Field Kingston, RI W 13-7 Maine Football Team Defeats Rhode Island The Hartford Courant Associated Press September 26, 1948 C5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115083036/maine-football-team-defeats-rhode-island/ Newspapers.com October 2 at 1948 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern<ncg> Huntington Field Brookline, MA W 19-6 Maine Humbles Huskies, 19 To 6 Portland Sunday Telegram October 3, 1948 1B, 4B https://www.newspapers.com/article/portland-press-herald-maine-humbles-husk/150569746/ Newspapers.com October 9 New Hampshire Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry) L 6-27 New Hampshire Took Maine Gridmen 27-6 Lewiston Evening Journal October 11, 1948 8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-journal-new-hampshire-took-maine-gri/150569383/ Newspapers.com October 16 at Connecticut Gardner Dow Field Storrs, CT L 6-34 6,200 Uconns Whip Maine Eleven By 34 To 6: Eddie Ferrigno Sparks Connecticut Before Big Homecoming Crowd The Hartford Courant Roger Dove October 17, 1948 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-uconns-whip-maine-eleve/150568262/ Newspapers.com October 23 1948 Bates Bobcats Bates<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME L 0-31 Bates Stuns Maine; Alert 'Cats Erupt For 31-0 Win Portland Sunday Telegram Frank E. Curran October 24, 1948 1A, 1B https://www.newspapers.com/article/portland-press-herald-bates-stuns-maine/150568857/ Newspapers.com October 30 1948 Colby Mules Colby<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME W 21-0 Maine Scores Easy 21-0 Win Over Mules The Bangor Daily News Bud Leavitt November 1, 1948 11 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-maine-scores-easy/134432009/ Newspapers.com November 6 at 1948 Bowdoin Polar Bears football Bowdoin<ncg> Brunswick, ME W 7-6 Maine Stuns Bowdoin With 7-6 Win: Reggie Lord Rambles 23-Yards On Crucial Play To Spark Bears Bangor Daily News Jack Moran November 8, 1948 11 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-maine-stuns-bowdoi/134431752/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13491 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 25, 2022 References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football