1927 Maine Black Bears football team

1927 Maine Black Bears football
New England champion
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record6–1 (3–0 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
1927 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine $ 3 0 0 6 1 0
Rhode Island State 2 1 0 5 3 0
Connecticut 1 2 0 5 4 0
New Hampshire 0 3 0 0 7 1
Massachusetts 0 0 0 0 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1927 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 1927 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 6–1 record (3–0 against conference opponents) and won the conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Moses Nanigan was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Rhode Island State
W 27–0[2]
October 8at Connecticut
W 14–3
October 15Fort Williams*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 97–0
October 22at Bates*Lewiston, MEW 67–0
October 29at Colby*Waterville, MEL 0–17
November 5Bowdoin*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 27–0
November 12New Hampshire
W 13–6[3]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Maine Bears have frisky afternoon". The Bangor Daily News. October 3, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire Loses Title Game to Maine On Muddy Gridiron". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. November 13, 1927. p. 42. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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