1944 Maine Black Bears football team

1944 Maine Black Bears football
New England co-champion
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record2–2 (1–1 New England)
Head coach
CaptainEugene Long
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 3 – 0
Maine + 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In its second season under head coach William C. Kenyon, the team compiled a 2–2 record (1–1 against conference opponents) and tied for the conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Eugene Long was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 21New Hampshire
W 13–6[2][3]
October 28at Norwich*Northfield, VTL 6–13
November 4Norwich*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 26–6
November 11at New HampshireDurham, NH (rivalry)L 14–191,200[4][5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "UNH Wildcats Play First Grid Game Meeting Maine in Orono This Afternoon". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 21, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maine Bears Tip Wildcats by Touchdown". The Boston Globe. October 22, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wildcats to Play Maine". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 10, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "New Hampshire Rally Edges Maine by 19-14". Hartford Courant. AP. November 12, 1944. p. 46. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.