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1942 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceNew England Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–4 (0–2 New England, 2–1 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRay Neal, Robert Nutter
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons← 19411943 →
1942 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
Connecticut + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Northeastern 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 5 – 1
Rhode Island State 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Maine 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach William C. Kenyon, the team compiled a 2–4 record (0–2 against New England conference and 2–1 against MIAA opponents). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Ray Neal and Robert Nutter were the team captains.

Maine was ranked at No. 278 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at Columbia*L 2–3412,000
October 10at New HampshireL 7–205,000
October 17ConnecticutL 7–264,000
October 24Bates
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 9–7
October 31Colby
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 29–6
November 7at BowdoinL 6–12
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Effrat, Louis (October 4, 1942). "Columbia Aerials Sink Maine, 34 to 2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. "New Hampshire Wins Over Maine, 20 to 7". Hartford Courant. AP. October 11, 1942. p. 54. Retrieved November 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "UConns Down Maine, 26-7: Visitors Tally Four Times As Result Of Aerials". The Bangor Daily News. October 19, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Jack Moran (October 26, 1942). "Bears Surprise Bates, 9 to 7: Hutchinson's 16-yard Field Goal Topples Bobcats". The Bangor Daily News. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Jack Moran (November 2, 1942). "Maine Power Halts Colby". Bangor Daily News. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Will Johns (November 9, 1942). "Auburn Boy Broke Ankle In Bowdoin-Maine Grid Duel". Lewiston Evening Journal. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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