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1974 Maine Black Bears football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–6 (4–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons← 19731975 →
1974 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass + 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Maine + 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Hampshire 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Rhode Island 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Boston University 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Connecticut 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Vermont 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1974 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Walter Abbott and finished the season with an overall record of 4–6 and a 4–2 mark in the Yankee Conference. Maine shared the conference title with UMass.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Northeastern*L 7–143,000
September 13at Boston UniversityL 6–73,300
September 21UMass
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 0–422,400–3,000
September 28at Bucknell*L 18–302,500
October 5Rhode Island
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 29–194,900
October 12at New HampshireW 23–912,387–12,390
October 19at ConnecticutW 7–011,305–11,350
October 26Lehigh*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Orono, ME
L 26–353,300–5,000
November 2Vermont
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Orono, ME
W 31–271,700–2,900
November 9at No. 3 Delaware*L 13–3917,591–18,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "BU edges Maine, 7–6". The Burlington Free Press. September 14, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UMass)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. "Mistakes Costly for U-M Bears". The Bangor Daily News. September 30, 1974. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (New Hampshire)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Connecticut)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. Osborne, Owen (October 28, 1974). "Lehigh uses big plays to nudge UMO". The Bangor Daily News. p. 16. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Alleva Paces Lehigh's Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1974. p. 2D.
  8. "UMO holds off explosive Vermont, 31–27". The Bangor Daily News. November 4, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  10. Layton, Charles (November 10, 1974). "Delaware sinks Maine, 39–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 2E. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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