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1975 Maine Black Bears football team

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1975 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–6 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainAlfred Royer
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 New Hampshire $^ 5 0 0 9 3 0
UMass 4 1 0 8 2 0
Connecticut 3 2 0 4 7 0
Boston University 1 4 0 5 6 0
Maine 1 4 0 4 6 0
Rhode Island 1 4 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In its ninth season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 4–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and tied for last place in the Yankee Conference. Alfred Royer was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Boston University*L 21–316,453
September 20at UMassL 0–1010,500
September 27Bucknell
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 17–05,300–6,000[2]
October 4at Rhode IslandW 23–147,132[3]
October 11New Hampshire
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 15–247,800
October 18Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 0–141,800
October 25at No. 15 LehighL 14–519,500[4]
November 1Southern Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 33–03,200
November 8at DelawareL 9–3518,361[5]
November 15at NortheasternW 2–03,712
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Osborne, Owen (September 29, 1975). "UMO Bears Best Bucknell Bisons". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Maine Rips Bucknell 17-0". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. September 28, 1975. p. Sports 3.
  3. ^ "Maine gets Leg(gett) lift". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1975. p. 91 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Larimer, Terry (October 26, 1975). "Lehigh Walks over Maine 51-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (November 9, 1975). "Blue Hens Roll 35-9 in Laugher". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.