1939 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1939 Maine Black Bears football New England Conference New England Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association MIAA 5–2 3–0 1–2 Fred Brice 19th Richard Dyer Alumni Field New England champion The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In its 19th season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 5–2 record (3–0 against New England conference and 1–2 against MIAA opponents) and won the New England conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Richard Dyer 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 Schedule y y September 30 1939 Arnold Terriers Arnold<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME W 47–0 Maine Rolls Over Arnold: Arnold Overwhelmed By Black Bears, 47-0 Portland Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald October 1, 1939 B7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122231976/maine-rolls-over-arnold-arnold/ Newspapers.com October 7 Rhode Island State Alumni Field Orono ME W 14–0 Maine Strikes Early To Beat Rhode Island: Black Bears Score 14 to 0 Victory The Bangor Daily News Bill Saltzman October 9, 1939 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122128479/maine-strikes-early-to-beat-rhode/ Newspapers.com October 14 New Hampshire Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry) W 6–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42815545/gridiron_guff/ Gridiron Guff The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 8 October 16, 1939 January 22, 2020 newspapers.com October 21 at Connecticut Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT W 20–7 4,000 Undefeated University Of Maine Eleven Downs Fighting Connecticut Team, 20-7 The Hartford Daily Courant Robert Zaiman October 22, 1939 14C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122233145/undefeated-university-of-maine-eleven/ Newspapers.com October 28 at 1939 Bates Bobcats Bates Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME L 0–6 Bobcats Use Maine Passes For 6-0 Scalp The Lewiston Daily Sun October 30, 1939 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122232221/bobcats-use-maine-passes-for-6-0-scalp/ Newspapers.com November 4 at 1939 Colby Mules Colby Seaverns Field Waterville, ME L 6–7 Colby Defeats Maine 7 to 6 in Series Game: Clyde Hatch Stars for White Mules The Bangor Daily News Jack Moran November 6, 1939 12, 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122232568/colby-defeats-maine-7-to-6-in-series/ Newspapers.com November 11 1939 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin Alumni Field Orono, ME W 12–6 11,000 Maine Springs Surprise 12–6 Loss On Bowdoin The Lewiston Daily Sun November 13, 1939 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122232908/maine-springs-surprise-12-6-loss-on/ Newspapers.com References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football