1972 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1972 Maine Black Bears football Yankee Conference Yankee 3–6 1–4 Walter Abbott 6th James Reid Robert McConnell Alumni Field The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. James Reid and Robert McConnell were the team captains.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 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 1972 small college AP y y September 15 at Boston University<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME W 25-7 6,898–9,000 BU fumbles 6 times as Maine wins, 25-7 The Boston Globe Bob Monahan September 16, 1972 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97941645/bu-fumbles-6-times-as-maine-wins-25-7/ Newspapers.com September 23 at UMass Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA L 0-37 8,500–9,500 Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UMass) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/13168 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 24, 2022 September 30 Bucknell<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME L 14-17 5,000–5,500 Bisons Edge U-M on Field Goal Owen Osborne October 2, 1972 15 Bangor Daily News Bangor, Maine Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71149328/1972-bucknell-maine/ Attendance figure of 5,000 in Bisons Topple Maine October 2, 1972 12 The Daily Item Sunbury, Pa. October 7 Rhode Island Alumni Field Orono, ME W 10-7 6,300–7,000 Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Rhode Island) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/13168 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 29, 2022 October 14 at New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH L 14-17 12,733–14,700 Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (New Hampshire) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/469/stats/13168 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 October 21 at Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT L 9-31 10,000–10,765 Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Connecticut) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/164/stats/13168 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 October 28 Lafayette<ncg> Alumni Stadium Orono, ME W 16-6 7,588 Maine Whips Lafayette On 4th-Period Rally 16-6 The Morning Call October 29, 1972 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85923875/maine-whips-lafayette-on-4th-period/ Newspapers.com November 4 Vermont Alumni Field Orono, ME L 14-15 4,513–5,000 New Hampshire, Vermont win The Boston Globe November 5, 1972 76 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85923734/new-hampshire-vermont-win/ Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/78843179/vermont-rally-nips-maine-1514/ The Bangor Daily News Vermont rally nips Maine, 15–14 November 6, 1972 June 2, 2021 Newspapers.com November 11 at No. 1 Delaware<ncg> Delaware Stadium Newark, DE L 0-62 18,016–18,018 Delaware raps Maine, 62-0 The Record November 12, 1972 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85923589/delaware-raps-maine-62-0/ Newspapers.com Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13168 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 25, 2022 References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football