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1972 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–6 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainJames Reid, Robert McConnell
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons← 19711973 →
1972 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vermont 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Boston University*W 25–76,898–9,000
September 23at UMassL 0–378,500–9,500
September 30Bucknell*L 14–175,000–5,500
October 7Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 10–76,300–7,000
October 14at New HampshireL 14–1712,733–14,700
October 21at ConnecticutL 9–3110,000–10,765
October 28Lafayette*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 16–67,588
November 4Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 14–154,513–5,000
November 11at No. 1 Delaware*L 0–6218,016–18,018
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. Bob Monahan (September 16, 1972). "BU fumbles 6 times as Maine wins, 25-7". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  4. Osborne, Owen (October 2, 1972). "Bisons Edge U-M on Field Goal". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure of 5,000 in "Bisons Topple Maine". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 2, 1972. p. 12.
  5. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  6. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. "Maine Whips Lafayette On 4th-Period Rally 16-6". The Morning Call. October 29, 1972. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "New Hampshire, Vermont win". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1972. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Vermont rally nips Maine, 15–14". The Bangor Daily News. November 6, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Delaware raps Maine, 62-0". The Record. November 12, 1972. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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