The 1940 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its 20th and final season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 1–6 record (1–2 against conference opponents). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Roger Stearns was the team captain.[1]
1940 Maine Black Bears football | |
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Conference | New England Conference |
Record | 1–6 (1–2 New England) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Roger Stearns |
Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maine was ranked at No. 313 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 29 | Rhode Island State |
| W 7–0 | 5,000 | [3] | ||
October 5 | at Columbia* | L 0–15 | [4] | ||||
October 12 | at New Hampshire | L 14–20 | 8,000 | [5] | |||
October 19 | Connecticut |
| L 6–13 | [6] | |||
October 26 | Bates* |
| L 6–7 | [7] | |||
November 2 | Colby* |
| L 0–20 | [8] | |||
November 9 | at Bowdoin* | Brunswick, ME | L 0–19 | 11,000 | [9] | ||
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References
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