1929 Maine Black Bears football team

1929 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceNew England Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–5 (1–2 New England, 1–2 MIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Rhode Island State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Connecticut 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Maine 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Massachusetts 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference and Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1929 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 2–5 record (1–2 against New England and 1–2 against MIAA conference opponents). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Lavon Zakarian was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Rhode Island State
W 6–0[2]
October 52:00 p.m.at Boston College*
L 0–42[3]
October 12at Connecticut
L 7–20
October 19New Hampshire
L 7–21[4]
October 26at Bates
L 0–6
November 2at Colby*
L 7–13
November 9Bowdoin
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 25–6

References

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Maine Tops Rhode Island By 7-0 Score". Portland Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald. September 29, 1929. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Boston College to Present Powerful Team Against Inexperience Maine Eleven at Fenway Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 5, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "New Hampshire Is Victor Over Maine". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. UP. October 20, 1929. p. 25. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.