1970 Maine Black Bears football team
| 1970 Maine Black Bears football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 3–5 (1–4 Yankee) |
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| Captain | Robert Hamilton, Henry James |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Connecticut $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 3–5 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. Robert Hamilton and Henry James were the team captains.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | at UMass | L 0–28 | 12,000 | ||||
| September 26 | Hofstra* | L 20–48 | 7,307 | ||||
| October 3 | Rhode Island |
| L 6–23 | 7,315 | |||
| October 10 | at New Hampshire | L 9–13 | 12,678 | ||||
| October 17 | at Connecticut | L 13–45 | 12,478 | ||||
| October 24 | C.W. Post |
| W 42–8 | 7,611 | |||
| October 31 | at Northeastern | W 24–17 | 5,000–5,610 | [2][3] | |||
| November 7 | Vermont |
| W 28–21 | 4,978–5,000 | [4] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ David Porney (November 1, 1970). "Maine trips NU in last second". The Boston Globe. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "UMaine Bears close on winning note, 28–21". The Bangor Daily News. November 9, 1970. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.